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'One  Mighty  and  Strong' 


"Thus  Saith  Men" 

Published  in  the  Deseret  News  in  1905  A.  D. 
And  in  the  Improvement  Era  in  1907  A.  D. 

by 
The  L.  D.  S.  Church  Authorities 

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The  One  Mighty  and  Strong" 


as 


"Thus  Saith  The  Lord" 

taken  from  Holy  Writ,  etc. 
By  John  T.  Clark 


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PREFACE   TO   THE   BOOK  ENTITLED 
"THE   ONE   MIGHTY   AND   STRONG" 

Which  I  now,  in  1930  A  .D.,  think  should  be  placed  in  this  said  book. 

After  having  completed  the  pencil  writing  of  the  manuscript  of  the 
Book  entitled  "THE  ONE  MIGHTY  AND  STRONG,"  in  the  spring:  of  1922 
\  D.  which  was  just  oft'-handedly  done  and  the  same  rolled  up  and 
placed  away  until  I  should  feel  like  publishing-  it;  and  then  in  a  short 
time  afterwards,  while  thinking-  whether  or  not  it  was  time  to  publish 
it  The  Lord  Je.sus  Christ  came  to  me  and  said,  speaking  in  a  firm  and 
positive  manner,  "PUBLISH  IT;  YOU  SHOULD  HAVE  GONE  ON  AND 
PUBLISHED  IT;  PUBLISH  IT;  THERE  IS  NO  REDEMPTION  FOR  THE 
LAMANITES;  THERE  IS  NO  RESTORATION  OF  THE  FULLNESS  OF 
THE  GOSPEL;  THIS  MUST  BE  PUBLISHED  FIRST."  He  then  showed 
me  the  tremendous  opposition  I  would  have  to  pass  through  and  also 
that  I  should  come  Enough  it  all  Victoriously. 

After  being  thus  instructed  by  the  Saviour.  I  immediately  set  about 
to  carry  out  the  instructions  which  I  had  received.  At  this  time  Nathan- 
iel Baldwin  and  I  were  quite  friendly  and  he  being  very  prosperous,  let 
me  have  $750.00,  this  being  the  amount  necessary.. to  pay  for  5,000  copies. 
For  some  reason,  the  whole  5,000  copies  were  published  without  proof- 
reading, resulting,  as  is  natural  to  suppose,  in  many  mistakes  by  the 
printer,  such  as  in  spelling,  punctuation,  capitalisation  .transposition  of 
lines,  and  other  discrepancies  which  should  have^Jbeen  adjusted  before 
publication.  Because  of  these  inaccuracies  I  hesitaled  to  give  the  books 
out  to  the  public.  Being  short  of  means  at  this  time,  1  was  unable  to 
have  the  book  proof-read  and  reprinted,  hence  I  Mfent  again  to  Nathan- 
iel Baldwin  and  lold  him  about  the  matter.  He  stated  that  unless  he 
could  change  some  things  in  the  book  he  would  not  furnish  any  more 
money.  I  refused  to  allow  any  changes  outside  of  proof-reading  adjust- 
ments, because  Jesus  Christ  Himself  had  ordered  it  published  just  as  it 
was  written.  Nathaniel  Baldwin  said  to  me,  referring  to  himself,  "I  am 
the  man  Mighty  and  Strong!"  I  said  to  him,  "£ow  do  you  make  that  out!" 
He  said.  Brother  Cowley  and  Homer  M.  Brown  had  told  him  they  saw 
a  halo  of  light  around  him.  "What  was  the  color  of  the  light?"  I  asked. 
He  said,  "A  pink  light."  I  said,  "that  isn't  the  kind  of  a  light  that  sur- 
rounded the  Prophet  Joseph  Smith,  or  any  of  the  Lord's  Holy  prophets. 
He  then  said,  "I  will  not  furnish  any  mgre  money!"  And  he  didn't.  I  still 
hesitated  to  give  the  books  out  to  the  public,  and  while  thus  hesitating 
again  the  Saviour  appeared  as  though  seated  upon  a  reclining  stairway.' 
He  was  dressed  in  His  temple  robes  and  had  a  smile  upon  His  face,  (I 
inferred  from  the  expression  upon  his  face,  I  had  nothing  to  worry 
about)  and  He  immediately  disappeared.  In  a  day  or  so  following  this 
time,  President  John  Taylor,  (from  the  other  side)  came  to  me  and  said 
"YOU  KNOW  WHAT  TO  DO!"  Then  striking  his  right  clinched  fist  into 
his  left  hand  said,  "AND  WOE  BETIDE  THEM  THAT  OPPOSE  YOU  IN 
\  THIS  WORK."  I  immediately  began  to  distribute  the  books,  nevertheless 
I  still  worried  about  the  books  going  out  to  the  public  without  being 
proof-read.  After  giving  out  some  thousand  or  fifteen  hundred  copies, 
the  Lord  and  Saviour  Jesus  Christ  came  to  me  again  and  said  he  ap- 
proved of  the  tfook  "FOR  THE  LOUDNESS,  THE  BOLDNESS  AND  THE 
CLEARNESS  OF  IT."  Since  then,  I  have  given  out  thousands  of  copies 
and  I  don't  worry  ar>y  more  about  the  discrepancies  in  the  book. 

The  scriptures  say,  "But  the  Prophet,  which  shall  presume  to  •  speak 
a  word  in  my  name,  which  I  have  not  commanded  him  to  speak,  or  shall 
speak  in  the  name  of  other  Gods,  even  that  Prophet  shall  die."  (Duet. 
18:20;  13:5;  Jer.  14:14-15;  I  Nephi  4:13.)  Notwithstanding,  in  the  face  of 
the  terrible  penalty — death,  upon  the  presumer,  I  boldly  declare  before 
God,  man  and  Angels,  that  what  I  have  said  in  the  above  written  pre- 
face article  is  true,  God  being  my  witness. 

Yours  in  the  cause  of  truth, 

Very  respectfully, 

JOHN  T.  CLARK. 


9  ff"  1 0*7  L  CS'^3 

CONTENTS. 

PAGE 
"One  Mighty  and  Strong"  as  "Thus  Saith  Men" 

Published  in  the  Deseret  News  in  1905,  A.  D.  and  in 

the  Improvement  Era  in   1907,  A.  D.  by  the  L.  D.  S. 

Church  Authorities  1 

"The  One  Mighty  and  Strong"  as  "Thus  Saith  the  Lord" 

Taken  from  Holy  Writ,  etc.,  by  John  T.  Clark 16 

The  85th  Section  of  the  Doctrine  and  Covenants  Analyzed  17 

Redemption  of  Zion 19 

A  President  to  Fall  by  the  Shaft  of  Death 20 

The  President  Who  is  to  Fall  is  Termed  Deaf,  Dumb 

and  Blind  24 

Why  a  President  is  to  Fall 25 

Joseph  Smith,  the  Prophet's  Letter  to  W.  W.  Phelps 26 

The  Fulfillment  of  the  85th  Section  of  the  Doctrine  and 

and  Covenants,  to  be  in  the  last  days 28 

The  Law  and  not  the  Bishop  given  to  Organize  and 

Regulate  the  Affairs  of  the  Church 29 

When  and  Where  "Mighty  and  Strong  One" 

to  be  Raised  Up 2<) 

The  Impossibility  of  Bishop  Edward  Partridge  or  any 

Bishop  being  the  "One   Mighty  and   Strong"  or  the 

One  Who  is  to  Fall,  as  Spoken  of  in  the  85th  Section 

of  the  Doctrine  and  Covenants 30 

The  Power  and  Authority  of  the  Melchisedek  Priesthood  33 

With  Whom  God  Speaks  Face  to  Face 33 

From  Whence  and  to  Whom  the  Sceptre  of  Power 34 

How  Ancient  Israel  Received  Their  Inheritances 35 

The  Redemption  of  Modern  Israel  and  Her  Establishment 

in  the  Land  of  Promise  is  to  be  Accomplished  in  the 

Way  and   Manner   that  Ancient   Israel   Received   Her 

Redemption  and  Inheritance  in  Her  Land  of  Promise....  36 
The  President  of  the  Church  Must  Hold  the  Sceptre 

of  Power  36 

The  Power,  Authority  and  Mission  of  a  Bishop 37 

The  Dividing  by  Lot  Inheritances  to  be  Superintended  by 

the  President  of  the  Church...  39 


II. 

The   Word  Sceptre  Analyzed 39 

One  Special  Purpose  of  the  85th  Section  of  the  Doctrine 

and  Covenants  40 

Lav/s  to  be  Lived  by  All  Who  Are  to  Get  An  Inheritance 

in  the  Land  of  the  New  Jerusalem 41 

A  Work  for  the  "Mighty  and  Strong  One"  to  do 42 

The  Class  of  Men  and  Women  that  the  Lord  Purposes  Shall 

Live  the  Patriarchal  Law  of  Marriage.... 42 

Some  More  work  for  the  "Mighty  and  Strong  One"  to  do....     43 
The  Mighty  and  Strong  President  Through  Whom  God  is 
Going  to  Perform  His  "Strange  Act"  is  Referred  to  by 
Various  Prophets  Under  Several  Names  and  in  Various 

Ways  44 

The  Sceptre  of  Power  to  Pass  from  the  Hands  of  Jesus 

Christ  into  the  Hands  of  the  "One  Mighty  and  Strong"     45 

The  Redemption  of  Zion  in  the  Mountains 46 

A  Bishop  As  An  Agent  of  the  President,  to  Divide 

Inheritances  46 

Prophecy  of  Heber  C.  Kimball  of  the  "One  Mighty  and 

Strong"  That  is  to  Come 49 

The  Sceptre  of  Power  (the  Keys  of  the  Kingdom)  con- 
ferred upon  Joseph  Smith. 51 

The  President  of  the  Church  the  Only  One  Who  Can  Put 

Forth  His  Hand  to  Steady  the  Ark  and  Fall 52 

The  New  Jerusalem  the  City  of  the  Great  King 53 

The  Time  When  the  Lord  has  Purposed  These  Celestial 
Laws  to  be  Again  Maintained  and  Practiced  as  Honor- 
able Laws  55 

Making  Bare  of  the  Lord's  Holy  Arm  Necessary 56 

The  Man  Like  Unto  Moses — The  "Mighty  and  Strong  One" 

—The  Much  Marred  One 57 

The  Mighty  Servant  of  the  Lord  will  be  Marred  and  Cast 
Out  of  the  Church  by  His  Brethren  and  then  be  Healed 
of  the  Lord 58 

The  Last  Records  as  a  Sceptre  of  Power  in  the  Hands  of 

this  Marred  Servant  of  the  Lord 58 

The  Indian  Prophet's  and  the  Lamanite's  Day 61 


III. 

One  Man  on  Earth  at  a  Time  to  Hold  the  Sceptre  of 

Power 64 

A  Bishop  to  be  Directed  by  the  President 65 

A  President  to  set  in  order  all  the  Affairs  of  the  Church. ...  65 
George  T.  Peay's  Statement  Concerning  the  Time  of  the 

Seventh    President 66 

President  John  Taylor's  Prophecy  Pertaining  to  the  time 

of   the    Seventh    President 66 

When  Zion  Puts  on  her  Beautiful  Garments 67 

When  the  Gospel  Turns  unto  the  Lamanites,  Jews  and  all 

Nations  in  Power  in  Very  Deed 69 

The   "Mighty    and    Strong    One"    is    to    Return    Scattered 

Israel  Back  to  Missouri,  the  Land  of  the  New  Jerusalem  70 
Many  Names  by  Which  This  Mighty  Servant  of  the  Lord 

is   Designated  71 

The  Redemption  of  Zion  by  the  "Mighty  and  Strong 

One"    Necessary    72 

O.  F.  Whitney  Article  Excerpt 72 

Indian   Prophet's   Mission  74 

The  One  Mighty  and  Strong  and  the  Man  Like  unto 

Moses   Identical   74 

Class  of  Individuals  to  be  Cut  Asunder 75 

When  the  Cutting  Off  is  to  Take  Place.. 77 

How  and  Who  to  Get  Inheritance  in  the  New  Jerusalem....  78 

Restoration  of  Celestial  Laws  Necessary 80 

Oneness  Necessary  in   the   New  Jerusalem 81 

Sceptre  of  Power  in  Brass  Plates  and  Other  Sacred  Rec- 
ords and  Instruments  of  Antiquity 82 

Joseph  Smith,  the  Prophet  Predicts  the  Saints  will  become 

a  Mighty  People  in  the  Rocky  Mountains 83 

Men  to  be  Left  Without  Excuse 83 

When  Fullness  of  the  Gentiles  to  Come  in 85 

When  the  Lord's  Strange  Work  or  Strange  Act  to 

Take   Place 86 

One  Purpose  of  Making  Bare  the  Lord's  Holy  Arm 88 

Agency  '.of    Man ... 88 


IV. 

Two  Churches  Only,  One  is  God's  and  All  Others  the 

Devil's  I  Nephi  14:10 89 

The  Lesser  and  Greater  Part  of  the  Gospel 90 

Records,  etc.  Yet  to  Come  Forth 91 

Marring  and  Healing  of  One  of  the  Lord's  Servants 92 

Two  Great  and  Mighty  Servants  of  the  Lord 93 

The  Gathering  Place  of  the  Saints  Before  the  Second 

Coming  of  Jesus  Christ 98 

The  Last  and  Mighty  Servant  is  Extolled  by  the  Savior 

Himself 100 

Necessary  for  the  Prophet  Joseph  to  Seal  His  Testimony 

with  His  Blood  101 

The  Lord  Shall  Rise  Up,  Being  Wroth,  and  Vindicate  this 

Last  and  Mighty  Servant  of  his 102 

Day  of  Peace  When  Book  of  Mormon  Came  Forth 103 

Last  and  All  Records  to  Come  Forth  in  Day  of  Trouble 

and  War,  etc 103 

An  Apostate  Element  to  be  in  the  Church  According  to 

President  John  Taylor  105 

Brigham  Young's  Prophecy 106 

United  Order  and  Consecration  Necessary 106 

The  Mighty  and  Last  Servant — the  Root  of  Jesse's 

Mission  109 

George  T.  Peay's  Statement  About  Record  in  Utah 1 10 

Last  Records  to  Come  Forth 110 

When  Root  of  Jesse  is  to  Be  Raised  Up 113 

When  the  Lord  Sets  His  Hand  Again  the  Second  Time  is 

the  Last  Time  114 

Fullness  of  Gospel  to  be  Preached  After  Last  Records 

Come  Forth  115 

Millennium,  When  to  Take  Place 116 

Why  The  Strange  Act 118 

The  Mighty  and  Strong  Servant  is  of  the  Lineage  of  Jesus 

Christ  and  of  Joseph,  the  Son  of  Lehi 119 

Moses  of  Old  Tells  of  this  Last  and  Mighty  Moses  Servant 

Who  is  to  Attend  to  the  Great  Cutting  Off 120 


V. 

Leaders  of  the  Church  Like  Unto  Pharaoh  of  Old  in  a 

Measure 124 

Revelation  to  President  John  Taylor,  September  27th, 

1886  A.  D 124 

Isaiah  Speaks  of  the  Deaf,  Dumb  and  Blind  Servants, 

Watchmen  and  Shepherd's  of  the  Lord 127 

The  Falling  of  a  President  by,  a  Shaft  of  Death  Necessary..  129 
Orson  Pratt  Fortells  the  Coming  of  the  "Mighty  and 

Strong  Moses"  130 

Some  Steadying  of  the  Ark  Acts 130 

The  Lord's  Anger  Kindled  Against  the  Leaders  of  His 

(Church)   or  People  131 

The  Lord  to  Raise  Up  An  Ensign.. 132 

How  the  Lord's  Great  Leaders  Have  Been  Treated 133 

The<  Application  of  the  28th  Chapter  of  Isaiah  is  to  the 

Church  of  Jesus  Christ  of  Latter-day  Saints,  in  the  Fat 

Valleys  of  the  Rocky  Mountains 134 

When  Manifesto,  etc.,  to  be  Disannulled 136 

The  "Mighty  and  Strong  One"  through  Nephite  Lineage....  137 
Not  Two — But  "One  Mighty  and  Strong"  to  be  Raised  up 

to  Redeem  Zion,  etc 137 

The  Wisdom  of  the  Church  Leaders  Has  Measurably 

Perished  138 

The  Various  Ways  the  Prophets  of  the  Lord  Denominate 

the  "Mighty  and  Strong"  Servant  of  the  Lord 138 

How  to  Get  Rid  of  the  "Mighty  and  Strong  One's 

Imagery  or  that  of  the  President's,  Who  is  Going  to 

Put  Forth  His  Hand  to  Steady  the  Ark  and  Fall 141 

Wo  Unto  Those  Who  Betray  the  Revelations  of  God  or 

Write  and  Advocate  Precepts  of  Men 142 

Why  a  President  to  Fall  by  a  Shaft  of  Death 143 

Authorities  Weighed  in  the  Balances  and  Found  Wanting..  146 
Manifesto  and  Church  Article  of  1905  and  1907  are  Built 

Upon  Sandy  Foundations  146 


VI. 

Every  Man  His  Own  Judge 147 

Great  Division  of  the  Righteous  from  the  Wicked  Promised  148 
The  Lord  Doeth  Nothing  Except  He  Tells  His  Prophets....  148 

A  Sure  Foundation  Upon  Which  to  Build 149 

Why  Judgments  Are  to  Come  Upon  Authorities  of  this 

Church 150 

"Mighty  and  Strong  One's"  imageny  portrayed 151 

A  Contrast  Between  Two  Mighty  Servants  of  the  Lord,  and 

the  Mission  and  Calling  for  each  to  Accomplish  in  this, 

the  last  Dispensation  of  the  Fullness  of  Times 152 

Fullness  of  the  Gospel  to  be  Rejected  by  the  Gentiles  and 

Latter-day  Saint  Gentile  Church 157 

When  Fullness  of  Gospel  to  be  Again  Preached 158 

When  Elders  in  Some  Future  Day  go  in  Power  to  the 

Lamanites 159 

Last  Records  to  More  Fully  Convince  the  Gospel  Contained 

in  Book  of  Mormon,  Bible,  etc.,  the  First  Records  to 

the  Lamanites,  etc.... 159 

"One  Mighty  and  Strong"  Absolutely  Necessary,  and  why?  160 

Who  are  Termed  Salt  of  the  Earth 162 

The  Rock  Foundation  of  Zion's  Redemption 164 


"ONE  MIGHTY  AND  STRONG" 

as 

"THUS  SAITH  MEN" 

Published  in  the  Deseret  News  in  1905,  A.  D. 

And  in  the  Improvement  Era  in  1907,  A.  D. 

By  The  L.  D.  S.  Church  Authorities. 

The  following  has  been  issued  by  the  Presidency  of  the 
Church  of  Jesus  Christ  of  Latter-day  Saints  in  explanation  of 
verses  7  and  8  of  Section  85  of  the  Doctrine  and  Covenants, 
and  they  say  that  this  said  Church  article  is  to  be  received 
as  authoritative: 

The  following  quotation  is  from  the  eighty-fifth  section  of 
the*  book  of  Doctrine  and  Covenants: 

"And  it  shall  come  to  pass  that  I,  the  Lord  God,  will  send 
one  mighty  and  strong,  holding  the  sceptre  of  power  in  his 
hand,  clothed  with  light  for  a  covering,  whose  mouth  shall  utter 
words,  eternal  words;  while  his  bowels  shall  be  a  fountain  of 
truth,  to  set  in  order  the  house  of  God,  and  to  arrange  by  lot 
the  inheritances  of  the  Saints,  whose  names  are  found,  and  the 
names  of  their  fathers,  and  of  their  children,  enrolled  in  the 
book  of  the  law  of  God: 

"While  that  man,  who  was  called  of  God  and  appointed,  that 
putteth  forth  his  hand  to  steady  the  ark  of  God,  shall  fall 
by  the  shaft  of  death,  like  as  a  tree  that  is  smitten  by  the  vivid 
shaft  of  lightning." 

Perhaps  no  other  passage  in  the  revelations  of  the  Lord 
in  this  dispensation  has  given  rise  to  so  much  speculation  as 
this  one.  Also,  it  has  been  used  by  vain  and  foolish  men  to 
bolster  up  their  vagaries  of  speculation  and  in  some  cases 
their  pretensions  to  great  power  and  high  positions  they  were 
to  attain  in  the  Church.  In  a  word,  some  have  made  claims 
that  they  were  the  particular  individual  mentioned  in  the  reve- 
lation, the  "one  mighty  and  strong  holding  the  sceptre  of  power 
in  his  hand,  clothed  with,  light  for  covering,  whose  mouth  shall 
utter  words,  eternal  words;  while  his  bowels  shall  be  a  foun- 
tain of  truth,  to  set  in  order  the  house  of  God,  and  to  arrange 
by  lot  the  inheritances  of  the  Saints." 

One  would  think  in  such  a  matter  as  this  that  sufficient 
native  modesty  would  assert  itself  to  restrain  a  man  from 


—2— 

announcing  himself  as  the  one  upon  whom  such  high  honors 
are  to  be  conferred,  and  who  is  to  exercise  such  great  powers 
in  establishing  the  Saints  in  their  inheritances  and  that  even  if 
one  suspected,  for  any  reason,  that  such  a  position,  and  such 
exceptional  powers  were  to  be  conferred  upon  him  he  would 
wait  until  the  Lord  would  clearly  indicate  to  the  Church,  as  well 
as  to  himself,  that  he  had  been  indeed  sent  of  God  to  do  the 
work  of  so  noble  a  ministry,  as  is  described  in  the  passage  under 
question.  Those,  however,  who  have  so  far  proclaimed  them- 
selves as  being  the  "one  mighty  and  strong,"  have  manifested 
the  utmost  ignorance  of  the  things  of  God  and  the  order  of 
the  Church.  Indeed  their  insufferable  ignorance  and  egotism 
have  been  at  the  bottom  of  all  their  pretensions,  and  the  cause 
of  all  the  trouble  into  which  they  have  fallen.  They  seem  not 
to  have  been  aware  of  the  fact  that  the  Church  of  Christ  and  of 
the  Saints  is  completely  organized,  and  that  when  the  man  who 
shall  be  called  upon  to  divide  unto  the  Saints  their  inheritances 
comes,  he  will  be  designated  by  the  inspiration  of  the  Lord 
to  the  proper  authorities  of  the  Church,  appointed  and  sus- 
tained according  to  the  order  provided  for  the  government  of 
the  Church.  So  long  as  that  Church  remains  in  the  earth — 
and  we  have  the  assurance  from  the  Lord  that  it  will  now 
remain  in  the  earth  forever — the  Saints  need  look  for  nothing 
of  God's  appointing  that  will  be  erratic,  or  irregular,  or  that 
smacks  of  starting  over  afresh,  or  that  would  ignore  or  over- 
throw the  established  order  of  things.  The  Saints  should 
remember  that  they  are  living  in  the  dispensation  of  the  full- 
ness of  times,  when  the  Church  of  Christ  is  established  in  the 
earth  for  the  last  days  and  for  the  last  time,  and  that  God's 
Church  is  a  Church  of  order,  of  law,  and  that  there  is  no  place 
for  anarchy  in  it.  (Doc.  and  Cov.  sec.  112:  30  also  sections 
33:  3;  43:  28-31.) 

Respecting  the  views  that  have  been  expressed  as  to  the 
meaning  of  this  passage,  who  the  man  was  that  was  "called  of 
God  and  appointed,  that  put  forth  his  hand  to  steady  the  ark 
of  God,"  that  should  "fall  by  the  shaft  of  death,  like  as  a  tree 
that  is  smitten  by  the  vivid  shaft  of  lightning,"  as  well  as  who 
the  "one  mighty  and  strong"  was,  or  is  to  be — various  theories 


have  beeen  advanced.  Some  of  the  dissenters  from  the  Church 
have  advanced  the  idea  that  the  Prophet  Joseph  Smith,  largely 
on  account  of  his  sad  and  tragic  death,  fell  "by  the  shaft  of 
death  like  as  a  tree  smitten  by  the  vivid  shaft  of  lightning," 
and  that  because  of  supposed  transgression;  while  there  are  not 
wanting  those  wiho  hold,  that  the  prophecy  is  not  yet  fulfilled, 
but  say  that  the  fate  of  falling  "like  as  a  tree  that  is  smitten  by 
the  vivid  shaft  of  lightening"  is  a  fate  reserved  for  the  present 
or  some  future  President  of  the  Church.  As  to  the  "one  mighty 
and  strong,"  some  hold  that  the  he  has  come,  others  that  he 
is  yet  to  come.  Some  have  held  that  the  Prophet  Joseph  Smith 
was  the  man,  and  that  he  would  be  raised  from  the  dead  and 
appear  among  the  Saints  to  fulfill  the  terms  of  this  prophecy. 
Others  have  insisted  that  the  late  President  Brigham  Young 
was  the  man  who  fulfilled  the  prediction,  when  with  such 
heaven-inspired  wisdom  and  masterly  skill  he  led  the  exiled 
Saints  from  Nauvoo  to  the  Rocky  Mountains,  and  laid  their 
settlements  in  the  valleys  of  Utah. 

All  these  theories  have  been  entertained  and  some  of  them 
by  very  good  brethren;  but  good  men,  and  even  well  informed 
men,  are  sometimes  mistaken,  and  all  are  capable  of  receiving 
larger  information,  and  more  and  more  light  respecting  the 
things  which  God  reveals. 

The  revelation  from  which  the  passage  is  quoted  is  a  por- 
tion of  a  letter  to  William  W.  Phelps,  written  by  the  Prophet 
from  Kirtland  under  date  of  November  the  27th,  1832.  Wil- 
liam W.  Phelps  at  the  time  was  at  Independence,  Missouri.  In 
order  that  the  reader  may  have  the  whole  matter  before  him, 
the  letter  is  reproduced  in  extenso,  and  the  part  afterwards 
accepted  as  the  world  of  the  Lord  indicated: 

"Kirtland,   Nov.  27th,    1832. 

"Brother  William  W.  Phelps— I  say  brother,  because  I  feel 
so  from  the  heart,  and  although  it  is  not  long  since  I  wrote  a 
letter  unto  you,  yet  I  feel  as  though  you  would  excuse  me  for 
wrting  this,  as  I  have  many  things  which  I  will  mention  in 
this  letter,  which  are  lying  with  great  weight  on  my  mind.  I 
am  well,  and  my  family  also;  God  grant  that  you  may  enjoy 
the  same,  and  yours,  and  all  the  brethren  and  sisters 
who  remember  to  inquire  after  the  commandments  of 


.the  Lord,  and  the  welfare  of  Zion,  and  such  a  being 
as  myself;  and  while  I  dictate  this  letter,  1  fancy  to  myself 
that  you  are  saying  or  thinking  something  similar  to  these 
words— 'My  God,  great  and  mighty  art  Thou,  therefore  show 
unto  thy  servant  what  shall  become  of  all  those  who  are 
essaying  to  come  unto  Zion,  in  order  to  keep  the  command- 
ments of  God,  and  yet  receive  not  their  inheritance  by  con- 
secration, by  orders  or  deed  from  the  Bishop,  the  man  that 
God  has  appointed  in  a  legal  way,  agreeably  to  the  law  given 
to  organize  and  regulate  the  Church,  and  all  the  affairs  of  the 
same. 

''Brother  William,  in  the  love  of  God,  having  the  most 
implicit  confidence  in  you  as  a  man  of  God,  having  obtained 
this  confidence  by  a  vision  of  heaven,  therefore  I  will  proceed 
to  unfold  to  you  some  of  the  feelings  of  my  heart,  and  to  an- 
swer the  question  (here  begins  the  revelation.)     'It  is  the  duty 
of  the  Lord's  clerk,  whom  He  has  appointed,  to  keep  a  his- 
tory, and  a  General  Church  record  of  all  things  that  trans- 
pire in  Zion,  and  of  all  those  who  consecrate  properties,  and 
receive  inheritances  legally  from  the  Bishop;  and   also   their 
manner  of  life,  their  faith,  and  works;  and  also  of  all  the  apos- 
tates who  apostatize  after  receiving  their  inheritances.     It  is 
contrary  to  the  will  and  commandment  of  God,  that  those  who 
receive  not   their  inheritances   by   consecration,   agreeably   to 
His  law,  which  He  has  given,  that  He  may  tithe  His  people, 
to  prepare  them  against  the  day  of  vengeance  and  burning, 
should  have   their   names   enrolled   with   the   people   of   God; 
neither  is  their  genealogy  to  be  kept,  or  to  be  had  where  it  may 
be   found  on   any  of  the  records  or  history   of  the  Church; 
their  names  shall  not  be  found,  neither  the  names  of  the  fathers, 
nor  the  names  of  the  children  written  in  the  book  of  the  Law 
of  God,  saith  the  Lord  of  Hosts.    Yea,  thus  saith  the  still,  small 
voice,  which  whispereth  through  and  pierceth  all  things,  and 
often   times  it  maketh   my   bones   to    quake  while  it   rwaketh 
manifest,    saying:     And    it    shall    come    to    pass,    that    I,    the 
Lord     God,     will     send     one,  mighty     and     strong,     holding 
the    sceptre    of    power     in     his    hand,     clothed     with     light 
for  a  covering,  whose  mouth  shall  utter  words,  eternal  words; 
while  his  bowels  shall  be  a  fountain  of  truth,  to  set  in  order 
the  House  of  God,  and  to  arrange  by  lot  the  inheritances  of 
the  Saints,  whose  names  are  found,  and  the  names  of  their 
fathers,  and  of  their  children,  enrolled  in  the  book  of  the  Law 
of  God;  while  that  man,  who  was  called  of  God  and  appointed, 
that  putteth   forth  his  hand  to  steady  the  ark  of  God,  shall 
fall  by  the  shaft  of  death,  like  as  a  tree  that  is  smitten  by  the 
vivid  shaft  of  lightning;  and  all  they  who  are  not  found  written 


in  the  book  of  remembrance,  shall  find  none  inheritance  in. 
that  day,  but  they  shall  be  cut  asunder,  and  their  portion  shall 
be  appointed  them  among  unbelievers,  where  are  wailing  and 
gnashing  of  teeth.  These  things  I  say  not  of  myself;  therefore, 
as  the  Lord  speaketh,  He  will  also  fulfill.  And  they  who  are  of 
the  High  Priesthood,  whose  names  are  not  found  written  in 
the  book  of  the  law,  or  that  are  found  to  have  apostatized,  or 
to  have  been  cut  off  from  the  Church;  as  well  as  the  lesser 
Priesthood,  or  the  members,  in  that  day,  shall  not  find  an  inheri- 
tance among  the  saints  of  the  Most  High:  therefore  it  shall 
be  done  unto  them,  as  unto  the  children  of  the  priest,  as  will 
be  found  recorded  in  the  second  chapter  and  sixty-first  and 
second  verses  of  Ezra.  (End  of  the  revelation.) 

"Now,  Brother  William,  if  what  I  have  said  is  true,  how 
careful  men  ough  to  be  what  they  do  in  the  last  days,  lest  they 
are  cut  short  of  their  expectations,  and  they  that  think  they 
stand  should  fall,  because  they  keep  not  the  Lord's  command- 
ments whilst  you,  who  do  the  will  of  the  Lord  and  keep  His 
commandments,  have  need  to  rejoice  with  unspeakable  joy, 
for  such  shall  be  exalted  very  high,  and  shall  be  lifted  up  in 
triumph  above  all  the  kingdoms  of  this  world;  but  I  must 
drop  this  subject  at  the  beginning  (of  it.) 

"Oh  Lord,  when  will  the  time  come  when  Brother  William, 
Thy  servant,  and  myself,  shall  behold  the  day  that  we  may  stand 
together  and  gaze  upon  eternal  wisdom  engraven  upon  the 
heavens,  while  the  majesty  of  our  God  holdeth  up  the  dark 
curtain  until  we  may  read  the  round  of  eternity,  to  the  fullness 
and  satisfaction  of  our  immortal  souls?  Oh  Lord  God,  deliver 
us  in  due  time  fom  the  little  narrow  prison,  almost,  as  it  were, 
total  darkness  of  paper,  pen  and  ink — and  a  crooked,  broken, 
scattered  and  imperfect  language. 

"I  have  obtained  ten  subscribers  for  the  'Star/  Love  for 
all  the  brethren. 

Yours  in  bonds,  Amen, 

"JOSEPH  SMITH,  JUN." 

(History  of  the  Church,  Vol.  I,  p  227-9.) 

It  is  to  be  observed  first  of  all  that  the  subject  of  this 
whole  letter,  as  also  the  part  of  it  subsequently  accepted  as  a 
revelation,  relates  to  the  affairs  of  the  Church  in  Missouri,  the 
gathering  of  the  saints  to  that  land  and  obtaining  their  inheri- 
tances under  the  law  of  consecration  and  stewardship;  and  the 
Prophet  deals  especially  with  the  matter  of  what  is  to  become 
of  those  who  fail  to  receive  their  inheritances  by  order  or  deed 
from  the  Bishop.  The  petition  which  the  Prophet  puts  into 
the  mouth  of  his  correspondent,  Elder  Phelps,  is: 

"Show  unto  Thy  servant  what  shall  become  of  all  those 


who  are  essaying  to  come  up  unto  Zion,  in  order  to  keep  the 
commandments  of  God,  and  yet  receive  not  their  inheritance 
by  consecrations,  by  order  or  deed  from  the  Bishop,  the  man 
that  God  has  appointed  in  a  legal  way,  agreeably  to  the  law 
given  to  organize  and  regulate  the  Church,  and  all  the  affairs 
of  the  same." 

This  paragraph  clearly  proves  that  the  subject  in  hand  is 
the  settling  of  the  saints  in  Missouri,  granting  them  their 
inheritances,  and  the  order  of  it  all.  In  addition,  the  "Bishop," 
who  was  Edward  Partridge,  is  especially  referred  to  as  "the 
man  that  God  has  appointed  in  a  legal  way,  agreeably  to  the 
law  given  to  organize  and  regulate  the  Church  and  all  the  affairs 
of  the  same." 

In  the  revelations  by  which  Edward  Partridge  was  called 
and  appointed  to  stand  as  a  Bishop  in  the  land  of  Zion — Miss- 
ouri— the  following  occurs: 

"And  let  my  servant,  Edward  Partridge,  stand  in  the  office 
which  I  have  appointed  him,  to  divide  the  saints  their  inheri- 
tance, even  as  I  have  commanded;  and  also  those  whom  he 
has  appointed  to  assist  him.  .  .  .  Let  the  Bishop  and  the 
agent  make  preparations  for  those  families  which  have  been 
commanded  to  come  to  this  land  as  soon  as  possible,  and 
plant  them  in  their  inheritance."  (Doc.  and  Cov.,  Sec.  57: 
7  and  15.) 

"For  this  cause  (i.  e.  that  the  Saints  might  be  gathered 
upon  the  land  of  Zion)  I  have  sent  you  hither,  and  have  selected 
my  servant,  Edward  Partridge,  and  have  appointed  unto  him 
his  mission  in  this  land  (i.  e.  Jackson  County,  Missouri) : 

"And  whoso  standeth  in  his  mission,  is  appointed  be  a 
judge  in  Israel  like  as  it  was  in  ancient  days,  to  divide  the 
lands  of  the  heritage  of  God  unto  His  children."  (Doc.  and 
Cov.,  Sec.  58:  14,  17.) 

This  much,  then,  we  have  learned,  viz.,  that  Edward  Part- 
ridge, the  Bishop  of  the  Church,  was  the  one  "called  and  ap- 
pointed, to  divide  by  lot  unto  the  Saints  their  inheritances." 
But  was  Edward  Partridge  the  one  in  1832  who  was  "putting 
forth  his  hand  to  steady  the  ark,"  and  threatened  with  falling 
"by  the  shaft  of  death  like  as  a  tree  that  is  smitten  by  the  vivid 
shaft  of  lightning?"  Undoubtedly.  The  brethren  in  those 
days  were  limited  in  their  experience.  The  Church  had  been 
organized  but  as  yesterday.  The  order  of  the  Priesthood  was 
not  understood  then,  as  it  is  today.  The  brethren  composing 
it  had  been  but  recently  brought  together.  Some  of  them 
were  often  in  rebellion  against  the  Prophet  and  the  order  of 
the  Church,  because  of  these  conditions;  and  it  required 
instruction  and  time  and  experience  to  enable  men  to 


7 

stand  their  duties  and  preserve  their  right  relationship  to 
each  other  as  officers  of  the  Church. 

Bishop  Partridge  was  one  of  the  brethren,  who — though 
a  most  worthy  man,  one  whom  the  Lord  loved,  and  whom  the 
Prophet  described  as  "a  pattern  of  piety,"  and  "one  of  the 
Lord's  great  men" — at  times  arrayed  himself  in  opposition  to 
the  Prophet  in  those  early  days,  and  sought  to  correct  him  in 
his  administration  of  the  affairs  of  the  Church;  in  other  words, 
"put  forth  his  hand  to  steady  the  ark." 

On  the  occasion  of  the  Prophet's  first  visit  to  Independence, 
Missouri — Edward  Partridge  accompanied  him — in  the  meetings 
and  conferences  held  upon  the  land  of  Zion,  Bishop  Partridge 
several  times  strenuously  opposed  the  measures  of  the  Prophet, 
and  was  sharply  reproved  by  the  latter  for  his  unbelief  and 
hardness  of  heart.  Indeed  the  apostate,  Ezra  Booth,  who  was 
present,  made  the  scene  between  the  Bishop  and  the  Prophet 
one  of  the  items  that  justified  to  him  his  apostasy.  He  refers 
to!  the  circumstance  in  a  letter,  addressed  to  Bishop  Partridge, 
which  has  been  several  times  published  in  anti-"Mormon"  litera- 
ture. The  Bishop,  moreoevr,  was  reproved  for  his  "blindness 
of  heart  and  unbelief,"  and  warned  of  the  danger  of  falling  from 
his  high  station,  in  a  revelation  given  in  August,  1831,  while 
both  he  and  the  Prophet  were  still  in  Missouri: 

"Yea,  for  this  cause  I  have  sent  you  hither,  and  have  selected 
my  servant  Edward  Partridge,  and  have  appointed  unto  him  his 
mission  in  this  land;  but  if  he  repent  not  of  his  sins,which  are 
unbelief  and  blindness  of  heart,  let  him  take  heed  lest  he  fall." 
(Doc.  and  Cov.,  Sec.  58:  14-16.) 

All  the  foregoing  occurred  during  the  first  visit  of  the 
Prophet  to  Missouri. 

In  the  latter  part  of  April,  1832,  the  Prophet  again  visited 
the  center  place  of  Zion — Independnece,  Missouri.  There  were 
still  ill-feelings  existing  among  the  brethren,  especially  between 
Elder  Rigdon  and  Bishop  Partridge;  but  those  difficulties  were 
adjusted  and  Bishop  Partridge  in  the  conference  that  was  held 
on  the  26th  of  April,  gave  to  the  Prophet  the  right  hand  of 
fellowship  in  behalf  of  the  Church  in  Missouri  and  acknowledged 
him  to  be  the  President  of  the  High  Priesthood  of  the  Church. 

But  notwithstanding  the  adjustment  of  all  difficulties  on 

this  occasion,  we  learn  from  the  correspondence  that  passed 
between  the  brethren  of  Kirtland  and  Independence,  respect- 
ively, that  the  old  difficulties  in  all  their  bitterness  broke  out 
afresh.  Referring  to  this  subject,  Elders  Orson  Hyde  and 
Hyrum  Smith,  who  had  been  appointed  by  a  council  of  High 


Priests  at  Kirtland  to  write  a  letter  of  reproof  and  warning  to 
"Bishop  Partridge,  his  Council  and  the  Inhabitants  of  Zion," 

say: 

"At  the  time  Joseph,  Sidney,  (Rigdon)  and  Newell  (K. 
Whitney)  left  Zion,  all  matters  of  hardness  .and  misunder- 
standing were  settled  and  buried  (as  they  supposed),  and  you 
gave  them  the  hand  of  fellowship;  but,  afterwards,  you  brought  v 
up  all  these  things  again,  in  a  censorious  spirit,  accusing 
Brother  Joseph  in  rather  an  indirect  way  of  seeking  after 
monarchial  power  and  authority.  *  *  *  It  might  not  be 
amiss  for  you  to  call  to  mind  the  circumstances  of  the  Nephites, 
and  the  children  of  Israel  rising  up  against  their  Prophets, 
and  accusing  them  of  seeking  after  kingly  power,  and  see  what 
befell  them,  and  take  warning  before  it  is  too  late." 

In  a  letter  written  by  the  Prophet  himself  on  the  same  oc- 
casion, written  to  accompany  a  revelation  which  he  was  sending 
to  Zion,  he  refers  in  very  pointed  words  to  the  ill-feeling  existing 
towards  him  by  the  brethen  in  Zion: 

"Though  our  brethren  in  Zion  indulge  in  feelings 
towards  us,  which  are  not  according  to  the  requirements  of  the 
new  covenant,  yet,  we  have  the  satisfaction  of  knowing  that 
the  Lord  approved  of  us,  and  has  accepted  us.  *  *  *  Re- 
pent, repent,  is  the  voice  of  God  to  Zion  *  *  *  I  say  to  you 
(and  what  I  say  to  you  I  say  to  all),  hear  the  warning  voice 
of  God,  lest  Zion  fall,  and  the  Lord  swear  in  His  wrath  the  in- 
habitants of  Zion  shall  not  enter  into  His  rest." 

Also  in  a  revelation  given  on  the  22nd  and  23rd  of  Sep- 
tember, 1852 — five  months  after  the  reconciliation  at  Inde- 
pendence— the  following  occurs: 

"And  your  minds  in  times  past  have  been  darkened  because 
of  unbelief,  and  because  you  have  treated  lightly  the  things 
you  have  received,  which  vanity  and  unbelief  have  brought 
the  whole  Church  under  condemnation.  And  this  condemnation 
resteth  upon  the  children  of  Zion,  even  all;  and  they  shall  re- 
main under  this  condemnation  until  they  repent  and  remember 
the  new  covenant,  even  the  Book  of  Mormon  and  the  former 
commandments  which  I  have  given  them,  not  only  to  say, 
but  to  do  according  to  that  which  is  written,  that  they  may 
bring  forth  fruit  meet  for  their  father's  kingdom,  otherwise 
there  remaineth  a  scourge  and  a  judgment  to  be  poured  out 
upon  the  children  of  Zion.  *  *  *  But  verily  I  say  unto  all 
those  to  whom  the  kingdom  has  been  given,  from  you  it  must 
be  preached  unto  them,  that  they  shall  repent  of  their  former 
evil  works,  for  they  are  to  be  upbraided  for  their  evil  hearts 


—9— 

of  unbelief;  and  your  brethren  in  Zion  for  their  rebellion 
against  you  at  the  time  I  sent  you."  (Doc.  and  Cov.,  Sec. 
84:  54-58  and  76.) 

It  was  while  these  conditions  of  rebellion,  jealousy,  pride, 
unbelief  and  hardness  of  heart  prevailed  among  the  brethren 
in  Zion — Jackson  county,  Missouri — in  all  of  which  Bishop 
Partridge  participated,  that  the  words  of  the  revelation  taken 
from  the  letter  to  William  W.  Phelps  of  the  27th  of  November, 
1832,  were  written.  The  "man  who  was  called  and  appointed 
of  God"  to  "divide  unto  the  Saints  their  inheritance" — Edward 
Partridge — was  at  that  time  out  of  order,  neglecting  his  own 
duty,  and  putting  "forth  his  hand  to  steady  the  ark;"  hence 
he  was  warned  of  the  judgment  of  God  impending,  and  the 
prediction  was  made  that  another,  "one  mighty  and  strong," 
would  be  sent  of  God  to  take  his  place,  to  have  his  bishopric — 
one  having  the  spirit  and  power  of  that  high  office  resting  upon 
him,  by  which  he  would  have  power  to  "set  in  order  the  house 
of  God,  and  arrange  by  lot  the  in  heritance  of  the  Saints;  in 
other  words,  one  who  would  do  the  work  that  Bishop  Edward 
Partridge  had  been  appointed  to  do,  but  had  failed  to  accom- 
plish. 

"But,"  it  will  be  asked,  "does  Bishop  Partridge  fulfill  the 
terms  of  the  prophecy  that  relate  to  the  man  falling  "by  the 
shaft  of  death,  like  as  a  tree  that  is  smitten  by  the  vivid  shaft 
of  lightning?'  "  That  should  not  be  said  without  some  quali- 
fication; although  Edward  Partridge  died  eight  years  later, 
in  the  forty-seventh  year  of  his  age,  a  victim  of  the  persecution 
he  suffered  in  Missouri. 

Edward  Partridge,  in  common  with  the  most  of  the  Saints 
in  Missouri,  as  a  result  of  the  reproofs  and  warnings  of  the 
Prophet  and  others,  was  brought  toj  a  partial  repentance;  still, 
as  late  as  March,  1833,  notwithstanding  the  partial  repentance 
referred  to,  the  Lord  expressed  himself  as  being  "not  well 
pleased"  with  Bishop  Partridge  and  others: 

"Behold  I  say  unto  you  that  your  brethren  in  Zion  begin 
to  repent,  and  the  angels  rejoice  over  them;  nevertheless,  I  am 
not  well  pleased  with  many  things,  and  I  am  not  well  pleased 
with  my  servant  William  E.  McLellin,  neither  with  my  servant 
Sidney  Gilbert;  and  the  Bishop  also  (Edward  Partridge),  and 


—10— 

others  have  many  things  to  repent  of;  but  verily  1  say  unto 
you  that  I,  the  Lord,  will  continue  with  Zion,  and  plead  with 
her  strong  ones,  and  chasten  her  until  she  overcomes  and  is 
clean  before  me."  (Doc.  and  Cov.  Sec.  90:  34-37), 

Because  of  the  failure  of  the  Saints  in  Zion  to  fully  repent 
and  keep  the  commandments  of  the  Lord,  the  fury  of  their 
enemies  burst  upon  them,  and  they  were  driven  from  their 
possessions  into  exile,  and  their  homes  were  destroyed.  I  here 
give  the  Lord's  explanation  of  the  troubles  that  came  upon 
the  people;  it  is  found  in  a  revelation  given  under  date  of 
December  16th,  1833: 

"Verily  I  say  unto  you,  concerning  your  brethren  who 
have  been  afflicted,  and  persecuted,  and  cast  out  from  the  land 
of  their  inheritance,  I,  the  Lord,  have  suffered  the  affliction  to 
come  upon  them,  wherewith  they  have  been  afflicted,  in  conse- 
quence of  their  transgressions;  yet  I  will  own  them,  and  they 
shall  be  mine  in  that  day  when  I  shall. come  to  make  up  my 
jewels.  Therefore,  they  must  needs  be  chastened  and  tried, 
even  as  Abraham,  who  was  commanded  to  offer  up  his  only 
son;  for  all  those  who  will  not  endure  chastening,  but  deny 
me,  cannot  be  sanctified.  Behold,  I  say  unto  you,  there  were 
jarrings  and  contentions,  and  envyings,  and  strifes,  and  lust- 
ful and  covetous  desires  among  them;  therefore  by  these 
things  they  polluted  their  inheritances.  They  were  slow  to 
hearken  unto  the  voice  of  the  Lord,  their  God,  therefore  the 
Lord  their  God  is  slow  to  hearken  unto  their  prayers,  to  answer 
them  in  the  day  of  their  trouble.  In  the  day  of  their  peace 
they  esteemed  lightly  my  counsel;  but  in  the  day  of  their 
trouble,  of  necessity  they  feel  after  me.  Verily  I  say  unto  you, 
notwithstanding  their  sins,  my  bowels  are  filled  with  compassion 
towards  them;  I  will  not  utterly  cast  them  off;  and  in  the  day 
of  wrath  I  will  remember  mercy."  (Doc.  and  Cov.  Sec.  101: 
1-9.) 

In  the  midst  of  the  troublous  times  in  Missouri  Edward 
Partridge  acted  a  most  noble,  and  self-sacrificing  part,  and 
bore  many  indignities  with  the  greatest  patience.  He  was 
taken  to  the  public  square  of  Independence,  partly  stripped  of 
his  clothing  and  bedaubed  with  tar  and  feathers  amid  the  jeers 
of  the  mob.  He  neither  complained  nor  murmured  at  this 
treatment,  but  bore  it  well,  with  meekness  and  dignity.  He  was 
one  with  five  others  to  offer  himself  as  a  ransom  for  the 
Church,  "willing  to  be  scourged,  or  even  put  to  death,"  if  that 


would  but  satisfy  the  tormentors  of  the  Saints  and  stop  the 
inhuman  cruelties  practised  towards  them  by  the  Missourians. 
He  was  also  active  in  settling  the  Saints  in  upper  Missouri  in 
1836-8.  He  shared  in  all  the  labors  and  hardships  incident 
to  the  settlement  of  a  new  country,  and  subsequently  passed 
through  the  trials  attendant  upon  the  exodus  of  the  Saints  from 
Missouri.  Who  shall  say  that  his  repentance,  his  sacrifices, 
his  sufferings  and  faithfulness  did  not  procure  for  him  a 
mitigation  of  the  severe  judgment  decreed  against  him  in  the 
revelation  contained  in  the  eighty-fifth  section  of  the  Doctrine 
and  Covenants?  At  any  rate  the  Lord  said,  some  three  years 
later,  that  He  was  well  pleased  with  Edward  Partridge.  The 
word  of  the  Lord  came  to  the  Prophet  to  this  effect  on  the 
7th  of  November,  1835: 

"Behold  I  am  well  pleased  with  my  servant  Isaac  Morley, 
and  my  servant  Edward  Partridge,  because  of  the  integrity  of 
their  hearts  in  laboring  in  my  vineyard,  for  the  salvation  of 
the  souls  of  men.  Verily  I  say  unto  you,  their  sins  are  for- 
given them;  therefore  say  unto  them,  in  my  name,  that  it  is 
my  will  that  they  should  tarry  for  a  little  season  (in  Kirtland) 
and  attend  the  school,  and  also  the  solemn  assembly,  for  a  wise 
purpose  in  me.  Even  so.  Amen."  (Church  Hist.  Vol.  1  pp. 
203-3.) 

Certainly  in  the  face  of  this  plain  statement  of  the  Lord's 
that  the  sins  of  Edward  Partridge  were  forgiven  him,  we  do 
not  feel  that  his  sad  and  early  death  was  the  fulfillment  of  the 
threatened  judgment  of  the  revelation.  But  that  he  was  the 
man  so  threatened  in  that  revelation  there  can  be  no  question; 
not  only  on  account  of  what  is  here  set  forth,  but  also  because 
Orson  Pratt,  one  familiar  with  Edward  Partridge,  and  an  active 
participant  in  all  these  historical  matters,  publicly  declared 
from  the  pulpit  in  Salt  Lake  City,  about  the  time  of  the  death 
of  President  Young,  that  the  man  referred  to  in  the  passage 
of  the  revelation  in  question  was  Bishop  Edward  Partridge. 
Of  the  fact  of  his  statement  there  can  be  no  doubt;  and  at  the 
time  he  was  the  Historian  of  the  Church  as  well  as  a  member 
of  the  quorum  of  the  Apostles. 

Now,  as  to  the  "one  mighty  and  strong,"  who  shall  be  sent 
of  God,"  to  "set  in  order  the  house  of  God,  and  to  arrange  by 


—12— 

lot  the  inheritances  of  the  Saints:"  Who  is  he?  What  position 
will  he  hold  in  the  Church?  In  what  manner  will  he  come  to 
his  calling?  We  draw  attention  first  of  all  to  the  fact  that  this 
whole  letter  to  William  W.  Phelps,  as  well  as  the  part  after- 
wards accepted  as  the  word  of  the  Lord,  related  to  the  affairs 
of  the  Church  in  Zion,  Independence,  Jackson  County,  Missouri. 
And  inasmuch  as  through  his  repentance  and  sacrifices  and 
suffering  Bishop  Edward  Partridge  undoubtedly  obtained  a 
mitigation  of  the  threatened  judgment  against  him  of  falling 
"by  the  shaft  of  death,  like  as  a  tree  that  is  smitten  by  the 
vivid  shaft  of  lightning,"  so  the  occasion  for  sending  another 
to  fill  his  station — "one  mighty  and  strong  to  set  in  order  the 
house  of  God  and  to  arrange  by  lot  the  inheritances  of  the 
Saints" — may  also  be  considered  as  having  passed  away  and 
the  whole  incident  of  the  prophecy  closed.  85:  Closed. 

Such  examples  of  the  Lord  thus  dealing  with  men  are 
found  in  other  scriptures  than  in  this  revelation.  The  word 
of  the  Lord  came  to  the  Prophet  Isaiah,  commanding  him  to 
carry  what  was  really  a  death  sentence  to  Hezekiah,  king  of 
Israel,  which  sentence,  however,  was  revoked  by  the  Lord  when 
the  king  earnestly  prayed  that  his  life  might  be  spared  unto 
him.  The  incident  is  related  in  the  second  book  of  Kings,  as 
follows: 

"In  those  days  was  Hezekiah  sick  unto  death.  And  the 
prophet  Isaiah,  the  son  of  Amoz,  came  to  him,  and  said  unto 
him,  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  Set  thine  house  in  order;  for  thou 
shalt  die,  and  not  live. 

"Then  he  turned  his  face  to  the  wall,  and  prayed  unto  the 
Lord,  saying, 

"I  beseech  Thee,  O  Lord,  remember  now  how  I  have  walked 
before  Thee  in  truth  and  with  a  perfect  heart,  and  have  done 
that  which  is  good  in  thy  sight.  And  Hezekiah  wept  sore. 

"And  it  came  to  pass,  afore  Isaiah  was  gone  out  into  the 
middle  court,  that  the  word  of  the  Lord  came  to  him,  saying, 

"Turn  again,  and  tell  Hezekiah,  the  captain  of  my  people, 
Thus  saith  the  Lord,  the  God  of  David  thy  father,  I  have  heard 
thy  prayer,  I  have  seen  thy  tears;  behold,  I  will,  heal  thee;  on 
the  third  day  thou  shalt  go  up  unto  the  house  of  the  Lord. 

"And  I  will  add  unto  thy  days  fifteen  years;  and  I  will 
deliver  thee  and  this  city  out  of  the  hands  of  the  king  of 


Assyria;  and  I  will  defend  this  city  for  mine  own  sake,  and 
for  my  servant  David's  sake."     (2  Kings,  20:1-6.) 

Notwithstanding  his  self-enumeration  of  virtues  in  the 
above  passage,  it  is  quite  evident  from  the  closing  verses  of  the 
chapter  that  King  Hezekiah  was  a  proud,  vain,  and  selfish  man; 
yet  the  Lord  loved  him  for  the  good  that  was  in  him,  and 
hearkened  to  his  prayer,  and  set  aside  the  sentence  of  death 
decreed  against  him. 

Other  instances  of  like  procedure  will  doubtless  occur  to 
the  saints  as  they  think  upon  this  subject.  If  God,  in  the  case 
of  Hezekiah  and  other  of  His  servants,  prophets  and  kings  in 
Israel,  could  thus  mitigate  or  change  the  decrees  against  them, 
should  it  be  accounted  a  strange  thing  that  He  forgave  Edward 
Partridge  his  sins  and  withheld  the  execution  of  the  judgment 
pronounced  against  him. 

If,  however,  there  are  those  who  will  still  insist  that  the 
prophecy  concerning  the  coming  of  "one  mighty  and  strong" 
is  still  to  be  regarded  as  relating  to  the  future,  let  the  Latter- 
day  Saints  know  that  he  will  be  a  future  Bishop  of  the  Church 
who  will  be  with  the  saints  in  Zion,  Jackson  County,  Missouri, 
when  the  Lord  shall  establish  them  in  that  land;  and  he  will 
be  so  blessed  with  the  spirit  and  power  of  his  calling  that  he 
will  be  able  to  set  in  order  the  house  of  God,  pertaining  to 
the  department  of  the  work  under  his  jurisdiction;  and  in 
righteousness  and  justice  will  "arrange  by  lot  the  inheritances 
of  the  saints."  He  will  hold  the  same  high  and  exalted  station 
that  Edward  Partridge  held;  for  the  latter  was  called  to  do  just 
this  kind  of  work — that  is,  to  set  in  order  the  house  of  God 
as  pertaining  to  settling  the  saints  upon  their  inheritances, 
as  will  appear  from  the  following  passage: 

"And  let  my  servant  Edward  Partridge  stand  in  the  office 
which  I  have  appointed  him,  to  divide  the  saints  their  inheri- 
tance, even  as  I  have  commanded;  and  also  those  whom  he  has 
appointed  to  assist  him.  -  *  *  Let  the  Bishop  and  the  agent 
make  preparations  for  those  families,  which  have  been  com- 
manded to  come  to  this  land,  as  soon  as  possible,  and  plant 
them  in  their  inheritance,"  (Doc.  and  Cov.,  Sec.  57:  7  and  15.) 

"For  this  cause  (viz.  that  the  saints  might  be  gathered 
upon  the  land  of  Zion)  I  have  sent  you  hither  and  have  selected 


my  servant  Edward  Partridge  and  have  appointed  unto  him  his 
mission  in  this  land  (in  Jackson  County,  Missouri.)  *  *  * 

"And  whoso  standeth  in  his  mission  is  appointed  to  be  a 
judge  in  Israel,  like  as  it  was  in  ancient  days,  to  divide  the 
lands  of  the  heritage  of  God,  unto  his  children."  (Doc.  and 
Cov.,  Sec.  58:  14,  17.) 

This  future  Bishop  will  also  be  called  and  appointed  of 
God  as  Aaron  of  old,  and  as  Edward  Partridge  was.  He  will 
be  designated  by  the  inspiration  of  the  Lord,  and  will  be  ac- 
cepted and  sustained  by  the  whole  Church,  as  the  law  of  God 
provides.  His  coming  will  not  be  the  result  of  a  wild,  erratic 
movement  or  the  assumption  of  authority  by  a  self-appointed 
egotist  seeking  power  that  he  may  lord  it  over  the  people;  God's 
house  is  one  of  order,  and  admits  of  no  such  irregular  pro- 
cedure. 

Certainly,  this  prophecy  does  not  allude  in  any  way  to  any 
President  of  the  Church,  past,  present,  or  to  come.  The  revela- 
tion under  consideration  does  not  relate  to  matters  that  espec- 
ially concern  the  duties  of  the  President  of  the  Church;  but 
to  the  arranging  ''by  lot  the  inheritances  of  the  saints,"  and 
that  is  the  whole  substance  of  the  revelation,  a  matter  dis- 
tinctly placed  under  the  jurisdiction  of  the  Bishop  of  the 
Church.  If  it  shall  be  urged  that  the  phrase  "to  set  in  order 
the  house  of  God,"  indicates  a  larger  scope  of  action  than  that 
contemplated  in  settling  the  Saints  upon  their  inheritances, 
the  reasonable  and  sufficient  answer  is  that  the  scope  of  this 
phrase  should  most  certainly  be  interpreted  by  the  whole  sub- 
ject of  the  revelation,  and  not  the  meaning  of  the  revelation  by 
this  particular  phrase.  So  that  the  phrase  "set  in  order  the 
the  house  of  God"  is  limited  to  setting  in  order  the  house  of 
God  by  arranging  by  lot  the  inheritances  of  the  Saints. 

In  conclusion  we  would  say  that  the  Latter-day  Saints  by 
this  time  should  be  so  well  settled  in  the  conviction  that  God 
has  established  His  church  in  the  earth  for  the  last  time,  to 
remain  and  no  more  to  be  thrown  down,  or  destroyed;  and  that 
God's  house  is  a  house  or  order,  of  law,  of  regularity,  that 
erratic  disturbers  of  that  order,  men  of  restless  temperament, 
who  through  ignorance  and  egotism  become  vain  babblers, 
yet  make  great  pretensions  to  prophetic  powers  and  other 


—15— 

spiritual  graces  and  gifts,  ought  not  to  have  any  influence 
with  them,  nor  ought  the  saints  to  be  disturbed  in  their  spirit 
by  such  characters  and  their  theories.  The  Church  of  Christ 
is  with  the  saints.  It  has  committed  to  it  the  law  of  God  for 
its  own  government  and  perpetuation.  It  possesses  every 
means  for  the  correction  of  every  wrong  or  abuse  or  error 
which  may  from  time  to  time  arise,  and  that  without  anarchy, 
or  even  revolution;  it  can  do  it  by  processes  of  evolution — 
by  development,  by  an  increase  of  knowledge,  wisdom  patience 
and  charity. 

The  presiding  quorums  of  the  Church  will  always  be 
composed  of  such  men,  they  will  be  chosen  in  such  manner, 
that  the  saints  can  be  assured  that  solid  wisdom,  righteousness, 
and  conscientious  adherence  to  duty  will  characterize  the  policy 
of  those  who  are  entrusted  with  the  administration  of  the  af- 
fairs of  the  Church.  While  from  time  to  time,  as  the  work 
of  the  Lord  may  have  need  of  their  services,  men  of  exceptional 
talents,  and  abilities  will  develop  among  the  people  of  God, 
and,  without  disorder,  or  eruption,  or  excitement  they  will  be 
called  of  the  Lord  through  the  appointed  agencies  of  the  Priest- 
hood and  Church  authority,  to  positions  that  will  afford  them 
opportunity  for  service.  They  will  be  accepted  by  the  saints 
in  the  regular  order,  appointed  by  the  law  of  the  Church, 
just  as  Edward  Partridge  was  called  and  accepted;  and  just 
as  the  "one  mighty  and  strong"  will  be  called  and  accepted 
when  the  times  comes  for  his  services. 

JOSEPH  F.  SMITH, 
JOHN  R.  WINDER, 
ANTHON  H.  LUND, 

First  Presidency. 


—16— 

"THE  ONE  MIGHTY  AND  STRONG" 

as  "THUS  SAITH  THE  LORD" 
Taken  from  Holy  Writ,  etc.     By  John  T.  Clark. 

Having  just  read  the  article,  "ONE  MIGHTY  AND 
STRONG,"  from  the  viewpoint  of  the  Church  authorities,  I  am 
like  the  man  who,  after  eating  all  that  was  set  before  him, 
still  had  a  very  raveneous  and  unsatisfied  appetite.  I  am  very 
hungry  and  my  appetite  is  not  at  all  appeased  and  I  imagine 
a  great  many  people  are  in  the  same  fix.  In  order  to  fully 
satisfy  my  hunger  on  this  subject,  I  want  some  food, — "THUS 
SAITH  THE  LORD,"  instead  of  the  opinions  of  men.  There- 
fore all  who  desire  may  join  me  and  we  will  proceed  to  feast 
upon —"THUS  SAITH  THE  LORD." 

In  examining  and  answering  the  article,  "The  One  Mighty 
and  Strong,"  promulgated  by  the  Presidency  of  the  Church 
of  Jesus  Christ  of  Latter-day  Saints,  and  published  in  the 
Deseret  News  of  November  llth,  1905,  at  Salt  Lake  City, 
Utah,  and  also  in  the  Improvement  Era,  Vol.  XII,  October, 
1907,  apparent  redundency  may  seem  quite  obvious  to  the 
sagacious  mind,  but  in  elucidating  upon  so  important  a  ques- 
tion I  deem  it  very  necessary  that  a  thorough  analytical  and 
synthetical  deduction  be  gone  into  and  that  the  covering  up, 
and  healing  application  (so  to  speak)  and  made  of  holy 
writ,  be  made  larger  than  the  apparent  wound  and  resultant 
scar;  This  Church  article  (made  by  the  opinion  of  men  or 
precepts  of  men,  II  Nephi  27:25;  Mor.  8:35,)  has  created  and 
left  in  the  minds  of  those  who  are  "not  weaned  from  the  milk 
and  drawn  from  the  breasts,"  (Isaiah  28:9,)  and  also  that  its 
scarred  and  discrepant  features  (whether  purposely  intended 
or  ignorantly  thrust  upon  the  people)  be  entirely  eradicated 
and  obscured,  and  forever  hid  from  view  of  all  truth  loving 
people;  also  that  its  very  disastrous  effect  in  the  minds  of 
many  who  have  or  may  read  it,  may  be  absolutely  obliterated, 
and  that  a  perfect  healing  and  cured  effect  may  obtain, — that 
all  may  see  the  sandy  foundation  upon  which  the  said  Church 
article  is  predicated,  that  perhaps  the  truth  seeker  will  be  will- 
ing to  accept  "Thus  saith  the  Lord,"  taken  from  Holy  Writ, 
upon  so  important  a  subject. 


—17— 

THE  85th  SECTION  OF  DOCTRINE  AND 
COVENANTS  ANALYZED. 

The  "ONE  MIGHTY  AND  STRONG"  is  spoken  of  in  the 
85th  Section  of  Doctrine  and  Covenants.  The  7th  and  8th 
verses  of  this  Revelation  read  as  follows: 

"And  it  shall  come  to  pass  that  I,  the  Lord  God  will  send 
"One  Mighty  and  Strong,"  holding  the  sceptre  of  power  in  his 
hand,  clothed  with  light  for  a  covering,  whose  mouth  shall  utter 
words,  eternal  words;  while  his  bowels  shall  be  a  fountain  of 
truth,  to  set  in  order  the  house  of  God,  and  to  arrange  by  lot 
the  inheritances  of  the  Saints,  whose  names  are  found,  and  the 
names  of  their  fathers,  and  of  their  children,  enrolled  in  the 
book  of  the  law  of  God: 

"While  that  man,  who  was  called  of  God  and  appointed, 
that  putteth  forth  his  hand  to  steady  the  ark  of  God,  shall  fall 
by  the  shaft  of  death,  like  as  a  tree  that  is  smitten  by  the  vivid 
shaft  of  lightning." 

In  the  seventh  paragraph  we  have  two  separate  and  dis- 
tinct works  spoken  of,  viz.:  The  setting  of  the  House  of  God 
in  order  as  one  and  the  first  work,  and  the  arranging  by  lot  the 
inheritances  of  the  Saints  in  the  center  Stake  of  Zion  or 
Mount  Zion,  the  New  Jerusalem  (Doc.  &  Cov.  84:2)  as  the 
other,  and  complementary  work.  Both  of  these  events  are  to 
be  accomplished  by  the  self-same  individual.  The  scriptures 
plainly  tell  us  these  works  are  separate  and  distinct  from  each 
other,  and  that  the  arranging  by  lot  the  inheritances  of  the 
Saints  in  Independence,  Jackson  County,  Missouri,  is  abso- 
lutely supplementary  and  dependent  upon  the  House  of  God 
(or  Church)  (Col.  4:15,  I  Tim.  3:15);  being  set  in  order  ac- 
cording to  the  laws  of  the  Celestial  Kingdom,  (Doc.  &  Cov. 
105:1-6;)  which  laws,  are  consecration,  United  Order,  and 
plurality  of  wives,  etc.  (Isaiah  4:11  Nephi  14:)  These  laws  must 
be  lived  in  order  to  possess  the  promised  land.  For  the  Lord 
says:  "My  law  shall  be  kept  upon  that  land"  Doc.  &  Cov.  58: 
19.  The  Lord's  request  to  Seymour  B.  Young  as  spoken  of  in 
a  revelation  to  Prest.  John  Taylor  in  1882,  was  to  conform 
to  His  law,  which  was  polygamy.  The  Doctrine  and  Covenants 


—  18— 

also  plainly  shows  this  is  God's  law.  Doc.  &  Cov.  132:31-34  also 
Isaiah  4:  and  II  Nephi  Chap.  14  shows  plurality  of  wives  one  of 
God's  laws  that  will  be  practiced  after  Zion's  redemption  in  the 
land  of  the  New  Jerusalem,  and  that  the  pure  in  heart  are  the 
only  ones  that  will  possess  the  New  Jerusalem  when  Zion  is 
redeemed  (Doc.  &  Cov.  100:16,  101:17-21,  56:18).  Some  people 
may  ask  why  the  Saints  were  driven  out  of  that  promised  land: 
For  the  answer  see  Doc.  &  Cov.  105:1-6,  29,  34;  101:1,  2; 
104:1-9;  and  on  what  conditions  will  they  be  privileged  to  re- 
turn and  possess  that  promised  heritage,  see  Doc.  &  Cov. 
105:1-6,  29,  34;  85:3;  100:16;  101:17-21;  119:51;  41:4-11; 
42:30-39,  71-73;  58:17,  18. 

The  place  of  the  New  Jerusalem  in  Independence,  Jackson 
County,  Missouri  is  the  only  place  appointed,  or  that  will  be 
appointed  for  the  gathering  of  the  Saints  before  the  second 
coming  of  Jesus  Christ,  Doc.  &  Cov.  101:20;  49:22-26;  and 
before  Christ's  second  coming  the  Lamanites  are  to  "blossom 
as  the  rose,"  Doc.  &  Cov.  49:24,  and  be  the  principle  builders 
of  the  New  Jerusalem,  III.  Nephi  20:14-22;  21:23.  Which  city 
and  temple  must  be  built  before  the  Saviour's  second  coming, 
III  Nephi  21:23-25;  Doc.  &  Cov.  42:36;  101:6-21;  49:24, 
25;  84:2-5,  and  in  the  time  of  the  generation  living  in  1832, 
for  the  Lord  says,  "for  verily  this  generation  shall  not  all 
pass  away  until  an  house  shall  be  built  unto  the  Lord,  and  a 
cloud  shall  rest  upon  it,  which  cloud  shall  be  even  the  glory 
of  the  Lord,  which  shall  fill  the  house."  Doc.  &  Cov.  84:5;  II. 
Nephi  14:  Isaiah  4:  This  can  only  be  accomplished  subsequently 
to  the  making  bare  of  the  arm  of  the  Lord,  III  Nephi  20:35-37; 
Doc.  &  Cov.  105:34,  when  the  captive  daughter  of  Zion  looses 
herself  from  the  bands  of  her  neck,  which  the  10th  paragraph 
of  the  113th  section  of  the  Doctrine  and  Covenants  says,  "is  the 
scattered  and  cursed  remnants  among  the  Gentiles,"  The 
10th  verse  of  the  90th  section  of  the  Doctrine  and  Covenants 
shows  the  making  bare  of  the  Lord's  arm  to  be  in.  the  future, 
and  is  for  the  purpose  of  convincing  the  Jews,  the  heathen 
nations  and  the  house  of  Joseph  of  the  gospel  of  their  salvation. 
Doc.  &  Cov.  90:9-11.  The  Angel  in  speaking  to  Nephi  said  the 
last  books  and  the  last  records  were  to  come  forth  for  the 


—19— 

express  purpose  of  convincing  the  Jews,  the  gentiles  and  the 
Lamaniics,  that  former  records  were  true,  I  Nephi  13:39-41; 
II  Nephi  3:11.  The  Indian  Prophet  is  to  bring  about  much 
restoration  unto  the  house  of  Israel  and  unto  the  Lamanites, 
etc.,  which  is  a  future  event,  so  he  must  be  the  one  to  bring 
forth  the  last  records,  etc.,  which  is  still  future  from  June, 
1922,  II  Nephi  3:11,  24.  Christ's  explanation  to  the  Nephites 
concerning  this  matter  is,  that  He  will  make  bare  His  arm 
in  the  coming  forth  of  the  last  and  all  records,  which  is  future, 
as  is  the  making  bare  of  his  holy  arm,  also  in  the  future 
(See  III  Nephi  20:21,  particularly  the  35th  verse  of  the  20th 
Chapter  and  verses  9-11  of  the  21st  Chapter.)  The  scrip- 
tures show  this  great  change  will  transpire  when  God  raises 
up  the  man  like  unto  Moses.  Doc.  &  Cov.  103:  11-18  and  per- 
forms the  mission  and  calling  as  spoken  of  in  the  85th  section  of 
the  Doc.  &  Cov.  which  will  certainly  be  a  strange  act,  Doc. 
&  Cov.  101:29-95;  95:1-4;  Isaiah  28:21,  which  is  future. 


REDEMPTION   OF   ZION. 

Joseph  Smith  prayed  that  if  the  people  of  this  land  did 
not  cease  to  spoil  and  persecute  the  Saints,  and  interfere  with 
their  religious  rights  in  living  the  Gospel  as  revealed  from 
heaven:  (which  they  have  not  done  as  yet,  for  laws  enacted  to 
prohibit  the  Church  from  living  the  law  as  spoken  of  in  the 
132nd  Section  Doc.  &  Cov.  is  still  unrepealed)  "Make  bare 
Thine  arm  O  Lord  and  redeem  that  which  thou  didst  appoint, 
a  Zion  unto  thy  people  Doc.  &  Cov.  109:51,  52:101:20,  21.  The 
Lord  is  to  raise  up  one  like  unto  Moses  to  redeem  Zion,  (this 
will  conform  to  the  request  of  Joseph's  prayer)  and  lead  her 
back  to  the  place  appointed,  Doc.  &  Cov.  101:20,  21,  which  will 
be  at  the  time  the  Lord  sees  fit  to  make  bare  his  arm,  (to 
also  conform  to  the  request  of  Joseph's  prayer.)  In  the  coming 
forth  of  records  as  Jesus  explained  to  the  Nephites,  III  Nephi 
20:29-40;  21:8-12;  and  as  Alma  says,  in  which  the  Lord  would 
show  forth  His  power,  Alma  37:4,  14,  18,  19,  (sceptre  of 
power).  This  modern  Moses  must  hold  a  sceptre  of  power  to 


—20— 

be  like  unto  Moses  of  old  and  do  the  kind  of  mission  as 
described  in  the  seventh  verse  of  the  85th  Section  of  the  Doc. 
&  Cov.  (see  Doc.  &  Cov.  90:16;  107:91-93.) 


A  PRESIDENT  TO  FALL  BY  THE  SHAFT  OF  DEATH. 

The  8th   paragraph   of  the  85th   section   of  the  Doctrine 
and  Covenants  reads  thus:     "While  that  man  who  was  called 
of  God  and  appointed,  that  putteth  forth  his  hand  to  steady 
the  Ark  of  God  shall  fall  by  the  shaft  of  death  like  as  a  tree 
that  is  smitten  by  the  vivid  shaft  of  lightning."    (Prov.  28:10; 
Mormon  8:21;  Psalms  75:6,  7;  Doc.  &  Cov.  3:4;  58:20;  90:5; 
II  Nephi  13:12-15;  19:14-16;  Mormon  8:38-41;  II  Nephi  28:14; 
I  Nephi  4:13.)    This  revelation  was  given  through  Joseph  Smith, 
Jr.  November  27,  1832,  at  Kirtland,  Ohio;  and  by  a  great  many 
people,  because  of  this  particular  8th  verse,  it  has  been  depre- 
cated and  many  interpretations  placed  upon  it,  in  order  to  stop 
its  deadly  aim  at  the  one  for  whom  it  is  intended,  who  "putteth 
forth  his  hand  to  steady  the  ark  of  God."  Some  people  have  said 
it  ought  not  to  be  in  the  Doctrine  and  Covenants  and  attempts 
are   made   to    explain    away    its    very    important    purport  and 
meaning.     The  Church   article  of    1905  makes  the  statement 
"And  inasmuch  as  through  his  repentance  and  sacrifices  and 
suffering   Bishop    Edward    Partridge   undoubtedly   obtained   a 
mitigation  of  the  threatened  judgment  against  him  of  falling 
"by  the  shaft  of  death  like  as  a  tree  that  is  smitten  by  the 
vivid  shaft  of  lightning,"  so  that  the  occasion  for  sending  an- 
other to  fill  his  station — 'one  mighty  and  strong  to  set  in  order 
the  house  of  God  and  to  arrange  by  lot  the  inheritance  of  the 
Saints' — may  also  be  considered  as  having  passed  away  and  the 
whole  incident  of  the  prophecy  closed."    Now  why  is  this  done? 
Because  it  indicates  the  removal  of  a  President  of  the  Church 
in  a  very  strange  manner,   (strange  act,  Doc.  &  Cov.  95:3-5; 
101:91-96;  Isaiah  28:21.)     This  strange  way  in  dealing  with  a 
President  of  the  Church  of  Jesus  Christ  of  Latter-day  Saints, 
is  not  a  savory  dish  to  be  altogether  relished  by  individuals 
of  high  authority  in  the  Church.    The  feelings  of  the  authorities 


—21— 

regarding  this  matter  seem  in  a  measure  to  be  similar  as  they 
were  in  the  days  of  the  Savior,— "O  Lord,  if  thou  wilt  let  this 
cup  pass," — but  now  as  then;  because  the  crucifixion  of  a 
Savior  was  necessary  for  man's  salvation,  even  so  the  falling 
of  a  President  in  a  strange  way  is  also  necessary  in  order  to 
fulfill  scripture  and  carry  out  the  plan  of  redemption  that  was 
laid  in  the  heavens  for  the  salvation  of  the  children  of  men 
in  our  day  and  time.  Alma  42:26.  But  in  the  tenth  verse  of  this 
said  revelation  Joseph  Smith,  the  Prophet  says,  "these  things  I 
say  not  of  myself  therefore  as  the  Lord  speaketh  He  will  also 
fulfill."  God  says  "woe  unto  they  who  wrest  or  change  the  mean- 
ing of  the  scriptures  for  it  shall  be  to  their  own  destruction," 
Alma  13:20  Heleman  3:29,  30;  II  Nephi  31:20;  33:2;  32:7;  I 
Nephi  16:1-3;  Alma  17:2,  3;  34:7;  Heleman  13:25-30;  Doc.  & 
Cov.  58:20.  "Wo  unto  all  those  who  tremble  and  are  angry 
because  of  the  truth  of  God  for  behold  he  that  is  built  upon 
the  rock  receiveth  it  with  gladness  and  he  that  is  built  upon 
a  sandy  foundation  trembleth  lest  he  shall  fall,"  II  Nephi 
28:28,  29;  Alma  13:20;  Doc.  &  Cov.  85:8,  "Wo  unto  those  who 
say  we  have  enough  and  need  no  more  of  the  word  of  God  and 
say  'all  is  well  in  Zion,  yea  Zion  prospers  all  is  well/  II  Nephi 
28:24-32.  It  is  not  strange  to  think  the  Lord  is  going  to  send 
one  "Mighty  and  Strong"  holding  the  sceptre  of  power  in  his 
hand,  clothed  with  light  for  a  covering,  etc.  to  set  in  order  the 
House  of  God,  I  Tim.  3:15,  and  to  arrange  by  lot  the  inheri- 
tances of  the  Saints  in  Independence,  Jackson  County.  Mis- 
souri; but  it  certainly  does  seem  strange  to  a  great  many 
people,  judging  from  the  way  they  talk  and  act,  to  think  that 
a  President  is  going  to  fall  as  is  described  in  the  eighth  para- 
graph of  the  85th  section  of  the  Doctrine  and  Covenants,  in 
order  to  make  room  for  this  "Mighty  and  Strong"  one's  coming. 
So  strange  is  this  act  that  many  of  the  leading  men  of  the 
Church  of  Jesus  Christ  of  Latter-day  Saints  say  it  is  not  going 
to  happen,  and  that  there  will  be  no  strange  act,  and  they  say 
the  Lord  will  not  dishonor  his  priesthood  in  any  such  a  way; 
but  the  Lord  says  in  the  revelation  to  President  Taylor  in  1882 
"for  my  priests  whom  I  have  called  and  whom  I  have  sustained 
and  honored  shall  honor  me  and  obey  my  laws  of  my  holy 


—22— 

Priesthood,  (Polygamy  is  one  law  that  is  specifically  referred 
to  in  President  Taylor's  revelation  to  be  sustained  and  con- 
tinued and  obeyed)  "or  they  shall  not  be  considered  worthy  to 
hold  my  priesthood,  saith  the  Lord."    In  open  violation  of  the 
request  to  continue  polygamy  the  Manifesto  was  issued  and 
sustained  by  the  Church  as  a  pretended  revelation  or  estoppel 
of  polygamy,  and  is  branded  as  a  sort  of  revelation  by  the 
authorities  of  the  Church  today,  but  Isaiah  says  it  is  a  "covenant 
with  death  and  agreement  with  hell,  a  refuge  of  lies  and  a 
hiding  place;  and  that  God  in  His  wrath  will  rise  up,  and  per- 
form His  strange  act,"  Doc.  &  Cov.  85:7,  8;  Isaiah  28:21 ;  Doc.  & 
Cov.  101:95;  95:4;  "and  your  covenant  with  death  shall  be  dis- 
annulled and  your  agreement  with  hell  shall  not  stand."    And 
the  Lord  through  this  mighty  and  strong  servant,  (Isaiah  28:2, 
17)  will  sweep  away  this  refuge  of  lies  (manifesto)  and  this 
"Mighty  and  Strong  One"  is  to  redeem  Zion  by  a  mighty  power 
Doc.  &  Cov.  103:11-18;  therefore  in  justice  to  what  has  been 
done  by  the  Latter-day  Saint  Church,  people  can  look  for  the 
Lord  in  his  wrath  to  perform  his  strange  act,  one  part  of  which 
is,  as  the  Lord  says,  "while  that  man  who  was  called  of  God  and 
appointed,  that  putteth   forth  his  hand  to  steady  the  ark  of 
God,"   (in  sustaining  and  calling  the  manifesto  a  revelation 
and  in  sustaining  this  Church  article  of  1905,  published  to  the 
world  that  the  "mighty  and  strong  one"  is  to  be  a  Bishop  and 
that  there  is  no  strange  act  and  setting  of  the  Church  in  order 
necessary,  and  casting  out  polygamists  and  men  with  the  gift 
of  healing  from  the  Church  and   fighting  and   opposing   the 
coming  forth  of  the  last  records  etc.,   and   because   of  these 
steadying  of  the  ark  acts,)   some  President  shall  fall  by  the 
shaft  of  death  like  as  a  tree  that  is  smitten  by  the  vivid  shaft 
of  lightning. 

The  fulfillment  of  this  particular  portion  of  this  said 
revelation  is  reasonable  and  absolutely  necessary  as  a  comple- 
ment to  the  meaning  of  the  general  content  set  forth  in  the 
revelation,  for  without  this  particular  feature  (8th  verse)  the 
sense  of  the  whole  revelation  as  it  was  intended  to  be  conveyed 
would  be  incomplete  and  destroyed,  (or  wrested) :  For  when 
God  sees  fit  to  send  this  one  "Mighty  and  Strong"  modern 


—23— 

Moses,  who  is  to  be  a  President,  Doc.  &  Cov.  107:91-93  to  set  his 
House  in  order,  Col.  4:15;  I  Tim.  3:15,  and  establish  the  Saints 
in  their  inheritances  in  Zion,  the  New  Jerusalem,  some  disposi- 
tion must  be  made  of  the  one  who  will  be  taking  charge  of  the 
affairs  of  the  Church  of  God  on  earth,  and  it  will  not  be  a 
Bishop  who  will  be  taking  charge  of  the  affairs  of  the  Church, 
for  no  Bishop  can  preside  as  long  as  some  one  holding  the 
Melchisedek  Priesthood  is  on  the  earth.  And  at  the  time  when 
God  sees  fit  to  raise  up  this  one  like  unto  Moses,  who  is  to  be 
a  President  of  the  High  Priesthood,  (Doc.  &  Cov.  107:91-93,) 
who  will  hold  the  sceptre  of  power  in  his  hand  to  do  this  great 
and  mightly  work  for  the  redemption  of  Zion.  The  disposition 
God  has  prescribed  seems  to  be  in  very  plain  language,  and 
ought  not  to  be  mis-understood  by  any  one — "he  shall  fall  by 
the  shaft  of  death  like  as  a  tree  that  is  smitten  by  the  vivid 
shaft  of  lightning."  Why  this  strange  and  sudden  death? 
God  answers;  because  he  putteth  forth  his  hand  to  steady  the 
ark  of  God.  It  is  very  plain  that  in  some  way  or  other  the 
President  of  the  Church  will  be  doing  something,  as  God'? 
called  and  appointed  servant,  that  will  displease  the  Lord  to 
such  an  extent  as  to  merit  such  a  sudden,  strange  death.  It 
certainly  will  be  a  strange  act  for  a  President  and  leader  of  the 
Church  of  Jesus  Christ  of  Latter-day  Sains  to  be  removed  in 
such  a  strange  and  sudden  manner.  But  Joseph  Smith  says 
about  this  strange  death,  "the  Lord  speaketh  and  he  will  also 
fulfill,","  Doc.  &  Cov.  85:10.  And  the  Lord  says,  "search 
these  commandments  for  they  are  true  and  faithful  and  the 
prophecies  and  promises  which  are  in  them  shall  all  be  fulfilled. 
What  I  have  spoken  I  have  spoken  and  I  excuse  not  myself, 
etc.,  Doc.  &  Cov.  1 :37,  38.  And  again  the  Lord  says,  "And 
though  the  heavens  and  earth  pass  away  my  word  shall  not  pass 
away  but  shall  all  be  fulfilled."  According  to  these  statements 
of  the  Lord,  we  are  absolutely  assured  of  the  fulfillment  of  this 
strange  and  sudden  death  of  this  prominent  man,  so  it  is  im- 
material as  to  how  we  appreciate  it.  Nephi  says,  "it  is  better 
that  one  man  should  perish,  than  that  a  nation  should  dwindle 
and  perish  in  unbelief,"  I  Nephi  4:13.  Isaiah  says,  "The  Lord 


wiii  be  wroth  and  rise  up  and  perform  His  strange  act,"  Isaiah 
28:21. 


THE   PRESIDENT   WHO   IS   TO   FALL   IS   TERMED 
DEAF,  DUMB  AND  BLIND. 

The  Lord  also  says,  "Who  is  blind  but  my  servant?  or 
deaf,  as  my  messenger  that  I  sent?  Who  is  blind  as  he  that 
is  perfect,  and  blind  as  the  Lord's  servant,"  Isaiah  42:19,  31,  24; 
50:1,  2;  Mica  4:9;  Doc.  &  Cov.  133:67-74;  Mormon  8:38.  Isaiah 
says  "The  Lord  will  enter  into  judgment  with  the  ancients" 
(ancients  is  the  head,  II  Nephi  19:15)  of  his  people,  and  the 
princes  thereof,  for  ye  have  eaten  up  the  vineyard  and  the 
spoil  of  the  poor  in  your  houses"  II  Nephi  13:14.  United  Order 
and  consecration  are  abandoned  today,  making  inequality,  rich 
and  poor,  mansions  and  hovels,  class  distinction  and  favoritism 
in  the  Church  of  Jesus  Christ  of  Latter-day  Saints,  out  of  which 
this  Church  must  be  redeemed  and  set  in  order,  to  be  agree- 
able to  the  laws  of  the  Celestial  Kingdom,  which  is  equality, — 
all  things  common,  no  rich,  no  poor,  no  high,  no  low  and  no 
class  distinction.  Every  man  seeking  the  interest  of  his  neigh- 
bor in  order  to  be  acceptable  unto  God  in  the  Celestial  King- 
dom, Doc.  &  Cov.  105:1-7,  34.  Isaiah  also  says,  "The  ancient, 
he's  the  head  and  the  Prophet  that  teacheth  lies  he's  the  tail." 
II  Nephi  19:14-16.  The  authorities  say  there  is  not  going  to  be 
any  strange  act,  but  the  Lord  says  there  is  going  to  be  a 
strange  act,  therefore  will  the  Lord  cut  off  from  Israel  "head 
and  tail,  branch  and  rush  in  one  day,  for  the  leaders  of  this 
people  cause  them  to  err,  and  they  that  are  lead  of  them  are 
destroyed"  II  Nephi  19:14-16;  Mica  4:  Therefore  according  to 
this  scripture  by  Isaiah  the  Prophet,  which  is  translated  from 
the  plates  by  the  Prophet  Joseph  Smith  and  which  we  find 
recorded  in  the  Book  of  Mormon  and  written  in  a  language  in 
which  no  man  can  err,  (II  Nephi  25:7,  8,)  a  President  will  be 
removed  by  a  sudden  and  strange  death,  for  he  is  the  head. 
These  quotations  from  Isaiah,  taken  from  the  Brass  Plates,  Nephi 
deemed  necessary  to  be  handed  down  to  our  days,  even  the  last 


-2S-< 

}  ''for  in  that  day  shall  they  understand  them,  wherefore  fof 
our  good  were  they  written."  II  Nephi  25-7,  8;  11 :8;  12:2.  Inas- 
much as  the  strange  act  spoken  of  is  a  future  happening,  (Doc. 
&  Cov.  95:1-4,  101 :85-95,  Isaiah  28:21),  the  index  finger  of  appli- 
cation of  the  scriptures  just  quoted  points  very  forcibly  to  the 
Church  of  Jesus  Christ  of  Latter-day  Saints  today,  bcause  we 
are  not  yet  redeemed  from  inequality,  class  distinction  and  re- 
stored to  the  living  of  the  law  of  the  Celestial  Kingdom  in  order 
to  be  entitled  to  an  inheritance  and  be  established  in  Mount 
Zion,  Doc.  &  Cov.  105:1-7,  34.  Now  because  the  Proph- 
et Joseph  Smith  saw  fit  to  enclose  this  revelation  as  is 
recorded  in  the  85th  section  of  the  Doctrine  and  Covenants  in 
a  letter  written  to  W.  W.  Phelps,  attempts  are  made  to  limit  its 
meaning  and  mission  to  Bishop  Edward  Partridge  of  the  days 
of  the  Prophet  Joseph  Smith,  some  seventy  years  ago.  And 
also  to  go  so  far  as  to  say  that  the  85th  section  of  the  Doctrine 
and  Covenants  is  obsolete  and  fulfilled. 


WHY  A  PRESIDENT  IS  TO  FALL. 

The  Lord  says,  "woe  unto  those  who  wrest  (or  change) 
the  meaning  of  the  scripture,  for  it  shall  be  unto  their  destruc- 
tion "wo  unto  them  that  decree  unrighteous  decrees,"  (II 
Nephi  20:1,)  and  judge  not  according  to  the  law  of  God,  II 
Nephi  18:20.  This  has  been  done  by  the  authorities  of  this 
Church  within  the  last  few  years  and  still  remains  unrectified. 
Wo  unto  them  who  make  lies  their  refuge  and  under  false- 
hood hide  themselves  for  God  in  his  wrath  will  sweep  away 
their  covering  and  put  them  to  shame,  Isaiah  66:4-6;  28:  Wo 
unto  the  leaders  of  my  people  who  spoil  the  poor  and  cause 
my  Church  to  err,  for  I  will  cut  them  off,  head  and  tail,  branch 
and  rush  in  one  day,  II  Nephi  13:19:  Wo  unto  them  that  write 
compacts  and  call  them  revelations  for  he  who  doeth  this  shall 
die,  Deut.  18:20.  Inasmuch  as  the  Manifesto  is  published  as  a 
revelation,  death  is  the  penalty  unless  God  is  the  author  of  it, 
and  the  scriptures  and  history  show  he  is  not  the  author  of  it. 
Inasmuch  as  the  article  entitled  the  "One  Mighty  and  Strong" 


—26— 

in  the  Deseret  News  of  November  11,  1905,  by  President  Joseph 
F.  Smith  at  that  time,  and  his  counsellors,  (wherein  the  effort 
is  made  to  limit  this  mighty  work  of  setting  the  House  of  God 
in  order,  etc.,  to  a  Bishop's  capacity  and  that  the  one  to  fall 
was  a  Bishop)  is  not  scriptural  nor  the  will  and  intention  of 
Almighty  God,  it  is  an  imposition  upon  the  people  and  a  wrest- 
ing of  the  scriptures,  and  an  assumption  on  the  part  of  those 
who  have  advocated  it  and  given  the  Church  and  all  people  to 
understand  that  said  article  is  to  be  taken  as  authoritative. 
The  scriptures  prove  conclusively  that  it  is  a  President's  mis- 
sion and  not  a  Bishop's.  Doc.  &  Cov.  90:16;  107:33.  Then  the 
responsibility  of  this  article  rests  upon  those  who  have  attached 
their  names  unto  it,  and  all  they  who  may  sustain  and  advocate 
it;  and  they  become  subject  to  the  following  scriptures,  Deut. 
18:20;  13:5;  Jer.  14:15;  Zech.  13:3;  Doc.  &  Cov.  85:8;  I  Nephi 
4:13,  which  is  capital  punishment.  Thus  we  see  it  is  not  a  diffi- 
cult thing  to  understand  why  the  President  of  the  Church  of 
Jesus  Christ  of  Latter-day  Saints  is  to  fall  in  the  sudden  and 
strange  manner  spoken  of  (Doc.  &  Cov.  85:)  for  putting  forth 
his  hand  to  steady  the  ark  of  God.  The  letter  to  W.  W.  Phelps 
reads  as  follows,  (taken  from  the  Deseret  News  of  date  Nov- 
ember 11,  1905.> 


JOSEPH  SMITH  THE  PROPHET'S   LETTER 
TO  W.  W.  PHELPS. 

Kirtland,  November  27,  1832. 
Brother  William  W.  Phelps:— 

I  say,  Brother,  because  I  feel  so  from  the  heart,  and  al- 
though it  is  not  long  since  I  wrote  a  letter  unto  you,  yet  I  feel 
as  though  you  would  excuse  me  for  writing  this  as  I  have  many 
things  which  I  wish  to  communicate.  Some  things  which  I 
will  mention  in  this  letter,  which  are  lying  with  great  weight 
on  my  mind.  I  am  well  and  my  family  also;  God  grant  that 
you  may  enjoy  the  same  and  yours,  and  all  the  brethren  and 
sisters  who  remember  to  inquire  after  the  commandments  of 
the  Lord,  and  the  welfare  of  Zion,  and  such  a  being  as  myself; 
and  while  I  dictate  this  letter,  I  fancy  to  myself  that  you  are 
saying  or  thinking  something  similar  to  these  words — my  God, 


—27— 

great  and  mighty  art  thou,  therefore  show  unto  thy  servant 
what  shall  become  of  all  those  who  are  essaying  to  come  up 
unto  Zion  in  order  to  keep  the  commandments  of  God  and  yet 
receive  not  their  inheritance  by  consecration,  by  order  or  deed 
from  the  Bishop,  the  man  that  God  has  appointed  in  a  legal 
way,  agreeably  to  the  laws  given  to  organize  and  regulate  the 
Church  and  all  the  affairs  of  the  same  (here  the  law  instead 
of  the  Bishop  is  spoken  of  as  being  given,  according  to  which 
all  the  affairs  of  the  Church  are  to  be  regulated  and  organized, 
Doc.  &  Cov.  58:18  under  the  direction  of  the  Presidency,  Doc. 
&  Cov.  90:12-16;  107:33.)  Brother  William  in  the  Love  of 
God,  having  the  most  implicit  confidence  in  you  as  a  man  of 
God,  having  obtained  this  confidence  by  a  vision  from  heaven, 
therefore  I  will  proceed  to  unfold  to  you  some  of  the  feelings 
of  my  heart,  and  to  answer  the  question  (here  begins  the  reve- 
lation Doc.  &  Cov.  85th  Section),  as  follows: 

1.  It  is  the  duty  of  the  Lord's  clerk,  whom  he  has  ap- 
pointed, to  keep  a  history,  and  a  General  Church  Record  of  all 
things  that  transpire  in  Zion,  and  of  all  those  who  consecrate 
properties,  and  receive  inheritances  legally  from  the  Bishop; 

2.  And  also  their  manner  of  life,  their  faith,  and  works; 
and  also  of  all  the  apostates  who  have  apostatized  after  receiv- 
ing their  inheritances.    It  is  contrary  to  the  will  and  command- 
ment of  God  that  those  who  receive  not  their  inheritance  by 
consecration,  agreably  to  His  law,  which  He  has  given,  that 
he  may  tithe  his  people  to  prepare  them  against  the  day  of 
vengeance  and  burning,  should  have  their  names  enrolled  with 
the  people  of  God;  neither  is  their  genealogy  to  be  kept,  or  to 
be  had  where  it  may  be  found  on  any  of  the  records  or  history 
of  the  Church;  their  names  shall  not  be  found,  neither  the 
names  of  the  fathers,  nor  the  names  of  the  children  written  in 
the  book  of  the  law  of  God,  saith  the  Lord  of  hosts.    Yea,  thus 
saith  the  still  small  voice,  which  whispereth  through  and  pier- 
ceth  all  things,  and  often  times  it  maketh  my  bones  to  quake, 
while  it  maketh  manifest,  saying:  and  it  shall  come  to  pass 
that  I,  the  Lord  God,  will  send  one  might  and  strong,  holding 
the  sceptre  of  power  in  his  hand,  clothed  with  light  for  a  cover- 
ing, whose  mouth  shall  utter  words,  eternal  words;  while  his 
bowels  shall  be  a  fountain  of  truth,  to  set  in  order  the  house  of 
God;  and  to  arrange  by  lot  the  inheritances   of  the  Saints, 
whose  names  are  found,  and  the  names  of  their  fathers,  and  of 
their  children,  enrolled  in  the  book  of  the  law  of  God:  while 
that  man,  who  was  called  of  God  and  appointed,  that  putteth 
forth  his  hand  to  steady  the  ark  of  Qod,  shall  fall  by  the  shaft 
of  death,  like  as  a  tree  that  is  smitten  by  the  vivid  shaft  of 
lightning;  and  all  they  who  are  not  found  written  in  the  book 


of  remembrance,  shall  find  none  inheritance  in  that  day,  but 
they  shall  be  cut  asunder,  and  their  portion  shall  be  appointed 
them  among  unbelievers,  where  are  wailing  and  gnashing  of 
teeth.  These  things  I  say  not  of  myself;  therefore,  as  the  Lord 
speaketh,  He  will  also  fulfill.  And  they  who  are  of  the  High 
Priesthood,  whose  names  are  not  found  written  in  the  book 
of  the  law,  or  that  are  found  to  have  apostatized,  or  to  have 
been  cut  off  from  the  Church;  as  well  as  the  Lesser  Priesthood, 
or  the  members,  in  that  day,  shall  not  find  an  inheritance 
among  the  Saints  of  the  Most  High;  therefore  it  shall  be  done 
unto  them  as  unto  the  children  of  the  Priest,  as  will  be  found 
recorded  in  the  second  chapter  and  61st  and  62nd  verses  of 
Ezra. 


THE  FULFILLMENT  OF  THE  85th  SECTION  OF  THE 
DOC.  &  COV.  TO  BE  IN  THE  LAST  DAYS. 

Now  Brother  William,  if  what  I  have  said  is  true,  how 
careful  men  ought  to  be  what  they  do  in  the  last  days  (ninety 
years  have  elapsed  since  this  letter  was  written  by  Joseph 
Smith  the  Prophet,  and  this  strange  act  spoken  of  in  this  reve- 
lation of  one  falling  by  the  shaft  of  death  has,  as  yet,  not  hap- 
pened and  we  are  not  yet  returned  to  the  center  stake  of  Zion. 
This  strange  act  was  to  happen  just  prior  to  the  return,  so 
the  "last  days"  referred  to  when  this  strange  act  was  to  happen, 
is  still  in  the  future)  lest  they  are  cut  short  of  their  inheri- 
tances or  expectations,  and  they  that  think  they  stand  should 
fall,  Doc.  &  Cov.  124:48.  (Not  only  the  possibility  of  a  pres- 
ident falling  but  all  they  who  should  be  cut  off)  because  they 
keep  not  the  Lord's  commandments,  whilst  you,  who  do  the 
will  of  the  lord,  and  keep  His  commandments,  have  need  to 
rejoice  with  unspeakable  joy,  for  such  shall  be  exalted  very 
high,  and  shall  be  lifted  up  in  triumph  above  all  the  Kingdoms 
of  the  world;  but  I  must  stop  this  subject  at  the  beginning 
(of  it).  O  Lord,  when  will  the  time  come  when  Brother  William, 
thy  servant,  and  myself,  shall  behold  the  day  that  we  may  stand 
together  and  gaze  upon  eternal  wisdom  engraved  upon  the 
heavens,  while  the  majesty  of  our  God  holdeth  up  the  dark 
curtain  until  we  may  read  the  round  of  eternity,  to  the  fullness 
and  satisfaction  of  our  immortal  souls?  O  Lord,  God  deliver 
us  in  due  time  from  the  little  narrow  prison,  almost,  as  it  were, 
total  darkness  of  paper,  pen  and  ink — and  a  crooked,  broken, 
scattered  and  imperfect  language.  I  have  obtained  ten  sub- 


—29— 

scribers   for  the  Star.     Love   for   all   the   brethren,  yours  in 
bonds,  Amen. 

JOSEPH  SMITH,  JR." 
History  of  Church,  Vol.  1,  Page  227-9. 
THE  LAW  AND  NOT  THE  BISHOP  GIVEN  TO  ORGANIZE 

AND  REGULATE  THE  AFFAIRS  OF  THE  CHURCH. 

Remember  and  bear  in  mind  that  Joseph  the  Prophet 
speaks  of  the  law  and  not  the  Bishop  as  being  given  to  organ- 
ize and  regulate  the  Church  and  all  the  affairs  of  the  same,  and 
refers  to  the  last  days  when  men  might  be  cut  off,  by  the 
"Mighty  and  Strone  One"  that  is  to  come,  holding  the  sceptre 
of  power  in  his  hands;  he  is  the  one  who  is  to  attend  to  the 
cutting  off  in  the  last  days,  and  to  occupy  the  place  of  the 
one  who  is  to  fall  by  the  shaft  of  death,  etc.  According  to  the 
law,  the  Bishop  who  divides  inheritances  must  be  called  and 
set  apart  for  his  mission  to  act  under  the  supervision  of  a 
President,  which  President  must  hold  the  sceptre  of  power  in 
his  hands  in  order  that  it  be  done  as  in  ancient  days,  (Doc.  & 
Cov.  85:12;  58:14-18;  Num.  27:13-23;  34;13,  16-29;  Joshua 
1 1 :23.)  or  else  the  mission  and  calling  of  a  President  would 
be  inferior  to  that  of  a  Bishop.  Now  because  of  this  revela- 
tion being  enclosed  in  this  letter  to  W.  W.  Phelps  attempts 
are  made  to  limit  its  purport  and  meaning  to  the  mission  and 
calling  of  Bishop  Edward  Partridge,  but  Joseph  Smith,  the 
Prophet  refers  to  the  last  days. 


WHEN   AND  WHERE  "MIGHTY  AND  STRONG  ONE"   TO 

BE    RAISED    UP. 

And  again,  by  taking  into  consideration  that  the  people 
or  Saints,  were  to  be  driven  out  of  the  land  of  Jackson 
County,  Missouri,  and  be  chastened  and  persecuted,  and 
pass  through  much  tribulation,  until  they  learn  obedience 
to  the  law  of  the  Celestial  Kingdom,  (Doc.  &  Cov. 
105:1-7,)  if  it  must  needs  be  by  the  things  which  they  suf- 
fer, and  were  to  come  to  the  mountains  in  fulfillment  of  pro- 
phecy, Isaiah  2:1-3;  II  Nephi  12:1-3;  Isaiah  40;  9;  Mica  4:1-3. 


—30— 

And  that  the  Church  was  to  come  to  the  mountains  and,  after 
that,  the  "Mighty  and  Strong"  man  was  to  be  raised  up  to 
redeem  Zion;  while  a  President  was  to  fall,  etc.  This  man  like 
unto  Moses  (a  President)  Doc.  &  Cov.  103:11-18;  107:8,  18, 
33,  64-67,  68,  90-93,  90:12-16;  is  to  be  raised  up  unto  Zion 
before  she  returns  to  her  inheritance  in  Mount  Zion,  the  New 
Jerusalem,  Doc.  &  Cov.  49:24,  25;  103:15-18;  Isaiah  51:11; 
Psalms  107:1-7;  Mica  4:1-13. 


THE  IMPOSSIBILITY  OF  BISHOP  EDWARD   PARTRIDGE 

OR  ANY   BISHOP   BEING   THE   ONE   "MIGHTY    AND 

STRONG"  OR  THE  ONE  WHO  IS  TO  FALL  AS 

SPOKEN  OF  IN  THE  85th  SECTION  OF 

DOCTRINE   &   COVENANTS. 

Now  as  the  Church  is  still  in  the  tops  of  the 
mountains  and  Bishop  Edward  Partridge  is  long  since  de- 
ceased, and  died  a  natural  death;  and  the  dividing  by  lot  the 
inheritances  in  the  land  of  the  New  Jerusalem,  is  yet  a  future 
happening,  therefore  it  is  not  Bishop  Partridge's  mission,  to 
officiate  in  this  work  at  all,  either  to  put  forth  his  hand  to 
steady  the  ark  and  fall,  or  be  forgiven  for  his  attempt  to  steady 
the  ark,  or  to  divide  inheritances  in  the  New  Jerusalem,  after 
Zion  is  returned  to  Independence,  Jackson  County,  Missouri, 
for  that  is  certainly  in  the  future.  But  it  is  the  mission  and 
calling  of  a  President  of  the  Church  of  Jesus  Christ  of  Latter- 
day  Saints  to  fall,  etc.,  yet  in  the  future;  and  also  the  mission 
and  calling  of  the  one  like  unto  Moses,  (a  President)  holding 
the  sceptre  of  power  in  his  hand,  etc.,  as  the  85th  section  of  the 
Doctrine  and  Covenants  says.  This  mighty  servant  of  the  Lord, 
is  to  be  raised  up  to  take  the  place  of  the  President  who  falls. 
This  "Mighty  and  Strong"  one,  is  to  redeem  Zion,  lead  her  back 
to  Mount  Zion,  and  there  establish  her  in  her  inheritance, 
through  a  modern  Joshua,  a  Presiding  Bishop  yet  to 
be  chosen,  an  agent,  Joshua  1:1;  Num.  11:28;  Doc.  &  Cov. 
51:1,  2;  in  order  to  be  as  in  ancient  days;  Doc.  &  Cov.  58:17. 


—31— 

Now  if  they  who  are  maintaining  that  the  whole  meaning  and 
application  of  the  85th  section  of  the  Doctrine  and  Covenants 
is  closed  and  fulfilled,  and  is  to  be  taken  as  obsolete,  or  the 
possibility  that  any  bishop,  or  that  Bishop  Partridge  was  the 
man  referred  to  in  the  85th  Section  of  the  Doctrine  and  Cove- 
nants, who  was  to  fall  or  be  the  "One  Mighty  and  Strong," 
would  just  think  for  one  moment,  and  compare  the  mission 
Bishop  Edward  Partridge  did  and  what  a  Bishop's  mission  is, 
with  what  the  scriptures  say  is  to  be  done,  pertaining  to  Zion's 
redemption,  they  would  see  the  impossibility  of  a  Bishop  being 
the  one  "Mighty  and  Strong,"  or  the  one  that  is  to  put  forth  his 
hand  to  steady  the  ark,  and  fall,  for  in  the  days  of  Edward 
Partridge,  and  during  his  ministry  as  a  Presiding  Bishop  to 
divide  inheritance,  the  Church  of  Jesus  Christ  of  Latter-day 
Saints  was  driven  from  the  promised  land  of  inheritance,  the 
only  place  appointed  or  that  will  be  appointed,  for  the  gather- 
ing of  the  saints  or  all  people  wo  will  keep  all  of  the  celestial 
law  of  God.  For  that  class  only  will  be  privileged  to  return 
back  to  the  land  of  Zion  and  assist  the  Lamanites  in 
building  that  great  city  and  temple,  before  the  second  coming 
of  the  Lord  and  Savior  Jesus  Christ.  Doc.  &  Cov.  105:1-6,  34; 
III  Nephi  21:22-27;  Doc.  &  Cov.  78:4-8;  49:22-26;  101:20;  103: 
11-8.  The  return  of  the  saints  to  the  land  of  the  New  Jeru- 
salem, and  the  building  up  of  the  same  is  certainly  in  the 
future,  and  the  establishing  of  the  worthy  saints  in  their  in- 
heritances, in  that  promised  land,  is  also  in  the  future,  so  it 
cannot  be  Edward  Partridge's  mission  to  even  establish  the 
Saints  in  their  inheritances  after  Zion's  redemption — which 
is  also  future,  let  alone  redeem  Zion,  unless  he  be  raised  up 
(resurrected)  to  attend  to  the  arrainging  by  lot  the  inheri- 
tances, as  the  "Mighty  and  Strong"  (Moses)  President  will 
direct,  Doc.  &  Cov.  58:17.  The  absurdity  of  Bishop  Edward 
Partridge  being  the  one  "Mighty  and  Strong,"  to  redeem  Zion 
or  the  one  that  might  fall,  by  putting  forth  his  hand  to 
steady  the  ark  of  God,  to  fulfill  the  8th  verse  of  the  85th 
section  of  the  Doctrine  and  Covenants  is  as  apparent  as  the 
fact  that  Zion  is  not  yet  redeemed,  and  returned  to  Indepen- 
dence, Jackson  County,  Missouri,  for  a  President  is  to  fall  at, 


or  just  prior  to  the  time  the  Lord  sends  the  "Mighty  and 
Strong"  Moses  (President)  who  is  to  take  the  fallen  President's 
place.  At  the  time  of  the  redemption  of  Zion  in  the  future  by 
this  "Mighty  and  Strong"  man,  like  unto  Moses,  some  are  to 
be  cut  off,  and  find  none  inheritance.  Joseph  referred  to  the 
cutting  off  in  the  last  days,  in  his  letter  to  W.  W.  Phelps, 
because  they  will  not  be  willing  to  abide  the  law  of  the  Celestial 
Kingdom,  etc.,  Doc.  &  Cov.  103:85:9;  51:1-20;  105:1-6.  It  is 
proof  positive,  according  to  the  foregoing  scripture  that  Bishop 
Edward  Partridge  was  not  the  man  referred  to  as  "Mighty 
and  Strong,"  in  the  seventh  verse  of  the  85th  section  of  the 
Doctrine  and  Covenants,  nor  the  one  who  was  to  fall,  if  the 
words  God  caused  to  be  written  concerning  Zion's  redemption 
and  return  to  her  inheritance  in  Independence,  Jackson  County, 
Missouri  are  to  be  considered  and  respected  at  all.  The  divid- 
ing by  lot  the  inheritances  of  the  Saints  in  that  promised  land 
could  not  be  accomplished  until  after  the  Saints  were  expelled 
from  there,  which  expelling  was  done  in  the  days  of  Bishop 
Edward  Partridge,  and  they  cannot  return  until  after  being 
redeemed  by  this  modern  Moses  (a  President)  (Doc.  &  Cov. 
107:91-93)  in  the  mountains,  Micah  4:1-8;  Isaiah  51:11;  Doc. 
&  Cov.  49:24,  25;  103:11-18,  which  is  future.  Then  after  the 
setting  of  the  House  of  God  in  order,  agreeable  to  the  laws  of 
the  Celestial  Kingdom,  Doc.  &  Cov.  105:1-6,  34,  Zion  is  to  re- 
turn to  the  promised  land  from  whence  she  was  driven,  and  the 
arranging  by  lot  the  inheritances  of  the  Saints,  who  will  abide 
the  United  Order  of  the  Celestial  Kingdom  of  God  on  the 
earth,  is  then  to  take  place,  and  also  the  cutting  off  of  all  from 
inheritance  who  will  not  abide  the  requirements  of  the  Celestial 
law,  Doc.  &  Cov.  51:2;  105:1-6;  1:14.  These  are  future  events 
to  transpire  in  this  Church  (Doc.  &  Cov.  103:11-18;  105:34) 
before  the  Saints  will  be  established  in  the  New  Jerusalem  in 
the  last  days  just  before  Chirst's  second  coming.  Joseph  the 
Prophet  specifically  referred  to  the  last  days  in  his  letter  to 
Brother  W.  W.  Phelps. 


POWER  AND  AUTHORITY  OF  THE 
MELCHISEDEK  PRIESTHOOD. 

Bishop  Edward  Partridge  was  only  an  agent  under  the 
supervision  of  President  Joseph  Smith,  Jr.,  and  the  twelve 
Apostles,  Doc.  &  Cov.  90:12-16;  51:8,  12;  107:64,  91,  92,  33; 
82:11,  12,  and  why  was  he,  Edward  Partridge,  only  an  agent? 
Because  the  Melchisedek  Priesthood  is  the  greatest  of  all 
and  holdeth  all  the  keys  always  pertaining  to  the  Church,  Doc. 
&  Cov.  81:2;  84:19-27;  107:64,  65;  and  a  Bishop's  mission  and 
calling  is  not  equal  unto  the  Presidents,'  therefore  it  is  supple- 
mentary to  the  Presidents'  powers,  therefore  a  Bishop  cannot 
hold  the  sceptre  of  power,  (Doc.  &  Cov.  107:64-68;  90:16;  107: 
'33)  in  his  hand  to  set  in  order  the  house  of  God,  for  that  is  a 
President's  duty.  We  see  a  Bishop's  mission  and  calling  is 
not  equal  to  that  of  a  President,  but  he  is  to  administer  tem- 
poral affairs  only  and  be  an  agent  under  the  jurisdiction 
of  the  Presidency,  Doc.  &  Cov.  57:7.  As  Joshua  was  to  Moses, 
Joshua  1:1;  Num,  11:28;  Doc.  &  Cov.  58:17.  A  President  is 
like  unto  Moses,  a  Prophet,  Seer  and  Revelator,  having  all  the 
gifts  of  God  which  he  bestows  on  the  head  of  the  Church  and 
as  the  sceptre  of  power  is  a  gift  of  God,  he  must  hold  it  in 
his  hand,  Doc.  &  Cov..  107:91-93. 


WITH  WHOM  GOD  SPEAKS  FACE  TO  FACE 

Here  we  find  out  Moses  was  a  President  of  the  High 
Priesthood  and  the  most  prominent  man  of  ancient  Israel,  and 
the  one  with  whom  God  spoke  face  to  face.  Then  the  one 
God  is  going  to  raise  up  like  unto  him  must  be  a  President 
also  and  with  him  God  will  speak  face  to  face.  Zion  then,  is 
to  be  redeemed  by  a  President  and  not  a  Bishop.  One  of  the 
duties  of  a  President  of  the  Church  of  Jesus  Christ  of  Latter- 
day  Saints  is  to  set  in  order  all  of  the  affairs  of  this  Church  and 
Kingdom  and  this  is  what  the  one  is  to  do,  that  the  seventh 
verse  of  the  85th  section  of  the  Doctrine  and  Covenants  speaks 


of;  so  he  will  have  to  be  a  President  also,  Doc.  &  Cov.  50:26, 
27;  90:16;  81:2;  107:33,  and  be  like  unto  Moses  of  old.  Doc. 
&  Cov.  107:91-93. 


FROM  WHENCE  AND  TO  WHOM 
THE  SCEPTRE  OF  POWER 

The  Lord  says  in  a  revelation  to  Joseph  Smith  Jun.,  "unto 
whom  I  have  given  the  keys  of  the  Kingdom,  which  belongs 
always  unto  the  Presidency  of  the  High  Priesthood"  Doc.  & 
Cov.  81:1,  2.  The  Prophet  Joseph  Smith,  Jun.  said  that  John 
the  Baptist  wrested  the  keys,  the  Kingdom,  the  power,  and  the 
glory  from  the  Jews  by  the  holy  annointing  and  decree  of  heav- 
en. Historical  Record,  Vol.  7,  Chap.  17;  Doc.  &  Cov.  84:28, 
and  the  sceptre,  (keys  of  the  kingdom  and  law  giver  rights) 
passed  into  the  hands  of  Jesus  Christ,  Mat.  28:18;  Num.  24:17; 
Luke  3:31-33,  Rev.  3:7;  Isaiah  22:20-23,  Jesus  said  unto  them 
(the  Jews),  did  you  never  read  in  the  scriptures,  the  stone 
which  the  builders  rejected,  the  same  is  become  the  head  of  the 
corner:  this  is  the  Lord's  doing  and  it  is  marvelous  in  our 
eyes,  therefore  say  I  unto  you,  the  Kingdom  of  God  shall  be 
taken  from  you  and  given  to  a  nation  bringing  forth  the  fruit 
thereof,  Matt.  21:42,  43.  The  sceptre  shall  not  depart  from 
Judah  nor  a  law  giver  from  between  his  feet,  until  Shiloh 
come  and  unto  him  (Jesus  Christ)  shall  the  gathering  of  the 
people  be,  Gen.  49:10.  The  above  quotation  shows  conclu- 
sively that  the  keys  of  the  Kingdom  is  the  sceptre  and  law 
giver  right  that  passed  out  of  the  hands  of  the  Jews  into  the 
hands  of  Jesus  Christ,  who  was  to  be  God's  mouth  piece,  hold 
the  sceptre  of  power  and  be  the  head  law  giver  and  the 
President  of  His  Church  and  Kingdom  on  earth,  and  that  the 
keys  of  the  kingdom  (or  sceptre)  belongeth  always  unto  the 
Presidency  of  the  High  Priesthood  (Doc.  &  Cov.  81:2,  107:18, 
91-93.)  Therefore  the  one  who  is  to  come  holding  the  sceptre 
of  power  in  His  hands  to  set  in  order  the  house  of  God  and  to 
arrange  by  lot  the  inheritances  of  the  Saints,  etc.,  must  be  a 
President  of  the  High  Priesthood  to  conform  to  the  Scrip- 


tures  which  speak  the  mind  and  will  of  God  to  His  children 
upon  this  earth.  Then  the  setting  in  order  of  the  House  of 
God  as  spoken  of  in  the  seventh  verse  of  the  85th  section  of 
the  Doctrine  and  Covenants  is  a  work  consistent  for  this 
future  Moses,  (President)  to  do  as  spoken  of  in  the  103rd 
section  of  the  Doctrine  and  Covenants,  and  not  a  work  to  be 
attended  to  by  a  Bishop  of  the  Levitical  order  of  the  Priest- 
hood, or  of  a  Bishop  who  is  appointed,  holding  the  High 
Priesthood,  to  said  office.  A  Bishop's  mission  is  to  be  as  *'n 
ancient  days,  Doc.  &  Cov.  58:17;  84:29. 


HOW  ANCIENT  ISRAEL  RECEIVED 
THEIR   INHERITANCES. 

Moses,  a  President,  anciently  divided  by  lot  the  inheri- 
tances of  all  the  House  of  Israel,  (Num.  34:13;  Joshua  11  to 
21  chapters.)  Joshua  the  chosen  presiding  Judge,  or  head, 
a  President  of  the  Levitical  order  of  the  Priesthood,  and  by 
virtue  of  his  office  a  Presiding  Bishop,  (Doc.  &  Cov.  107:15, 
88;  84:  29,)  as  Moses'  minister,  (Joshua  1:1;  Num.  11:28; 
Deut.  31:7,)  established  the  different  tribes  and  families  of 
Israel  in  their  inheritances  by  lot,  according  as  the  Lord  had 
commanded  by  the  hand  of  Moses  (a  President)  Num.  34:13-29; 
Joshua  11:23.  Joshua  as  an  acting  agent  under  the  directon 
and  ordination  the  Lord  bestowed  upon  him  by  the  hand  of 
Moses,  (Num.  27:18-23,)  became  the  head  of  the  Levitical 
order  of  the  Priesthood  (of  necessity  a  President  or  Presiding 
Bishop  of  the  Levitical  or  Aaronic  Priesthood)  Doc.  &  Cov. 
107:15,  88  performed  miracles  in  dividing  the  waters  of  the 
Jordan  and  caused  the  walls  of  the  city  of  Jerico  to  fall  by 
having  the  Priests  of  Levi  go  before,  the  children  of  Israel 
carrying  the  ark  of  the  covenant,  and  to  do  other  things  in 
compliance  with  the  will  of  God.  Joshua  1:6;  Num.  27:18-27, 
and  he  also  established  the  Israelites  in  their  inheritances  as 
the  Lord  had  directed  by  the  hand  of  Moses,  Deut.  34:9.  This 
is  how  the  House  of  Israel  was  dealt  with  anciently  in  being 
redeemed,  and  established  in  the  promised  land. 


—36— 

THE  REDEMPTION   OF   MODERN   ISRAEL  AND   HER 

ESTABLISHMENT  IN  THE  LAND  OF   PROMISE 

IS  TO  BE  ACCOMPLISHED  IN   THE  WAY 

AND  MANNER  THAT  ANCIENT  ISRAEL 

RECEIVED  HER  REDEMPTION  AND 

INHERITANCE    IN    HER   LAND 

OF  PROMISE. 

Now,  the  Lord  says,  concerning  the  House  of  Israel  and 
His  Church  in  the  last  dispensation  of  the  fullness  of  times, 
"Therefore  I  will  raise  up  unto  my  people  a  man  who  shall  lead 
them  like  as  Moses  (mighty  and  none  like  him  Deut.  34:9-12, 
greatest  of  all  Num.  12:3)  led  the  children  of  Israel,  for  ye 
are  of  the  children  of  Israel  and  the  seed  of  Abraham,  and  ye 
must  needs  be  led  out  of  bondage  by  power  and  with  a 
stretched  out  arm,  Exo.  6:6,  and  as  your  fathers  were  led  at 
the  first,  even  so  shall  the  redemption  of  Zion  be,  Doc.  &  Cov. 
103:16-18. 


THE  PRESIDENT  OF  THE  CHURCH  MUST 
HOLD  THE  SCEPTRE  OF  POWER. 

The  Presiding  Bishop  is  to  divide  inheritances  as  in 
ancient  days,  Doc.  &  Cov.  58:17,  then  he  will  be  the  minister, 
(Jos.  1:1;  Doc.  &  Cov.  51:  8,  12,)  or  agent,  under  the  super- 
vision of  this  "Mighty  and  Strong"  modern  Moses,  greatest 
of  all,  Deut.  31:9-12)  who  will  hold  the  sceptre  of  power  in 
his  hands,  to  be  as  the  ancient  Moses,  (Exo.  4:17,)  and  to  be 
in  possession  of  all  the  keys  and  rights  that  pertain  and  belong 
to  the  President  or  head  of  the  Church  (Doc.  &  Cov.  107:91, 
92;  81:2,)  then  he  will  hold  the  sceptre  of  power  as  did  Moses 
of  old  and  be  like  unto  him.  This  man  that  the  Lord  said  He 
was  going  to  raise  up  like  unto  Moses,  will  be  a  President  and  do 
just  the  kind  of  work  and  mission  as  is  set  forth  and  described 
in  the  85th  Section  of  the  Doctrine  and  Covenants,  and  have 
all  gifts  and  powers  which  God  bestows  upon  the  head  of  the 


—37— 

Church  (Deut.  34:9-12,  Doc.  &  Cov.  107:91,  92;  90:16;)  and 
he  must  hold  the  sceptre  of  power,  for  that  is  one  gift  that 
a  man  must  have  bestowed  upon  him  in  order  to  officiate  as 
God's  head  servant;  for  a  President  is  God's  legal  representa- 
tive upon  this  earth.  Jos.  1:2;  Doc.  &  Cov.  81:2.  A  President 
of  the  Church  is  the  only  one  entitled  to  hold  the  sceptre  of 
power  in  his  hand  so  long  as  the  Melchisedek  Priesthood  is  on 
this  earth.  Judah  held  the  sceptre  and  law  giver  right  to  pre- 
side over  God's  work  on  the  earth  after  the  Melchisedek 
Priesthood  was  taken  away,  but  of  necessity  her  powers  were 
curtailed  and  limited,  as  in  the  case  of  Joshua,  who  was  the 
President  of  the  Levitical  Order,  after  Moses'  death  as  this 
article  will  explain.  A  Bishop  is  not  equal  unto  it  (Doc.  & 
Cov.  107:68)  because  he  is  an  appendage,  a  supplement,  a 
minister  and  is  subject  unto  the  Presidency  and  twelve  and  is 
an  agent  under  their  supervision,  and  a  Bishop  cannot  super- 
ceed  the  authority  placed  over  him  (Doc.  &  Cov.  82:11,  12), 
therefore  a  Bishop  cannot  hold  the  sceptre  of  power  in  his  hand 
to  set  in  order  the  House  of  God,  when  the  Melchisedek  Priest- 
hood is  on  this  earth,  for  that  mission  is  a  duty  and  calling  to 
be  attended  to  by  a  President  of  the  High  Priesthood,  whose 
right  it  is  to  always  hold  the  keys  of  the  Kingdom,  the  sceptre 
of  power  in  his  hand,  and  if  he  is  lacking  in  the  manifestation 
of  these  rights  and  glorious  privileges,  sin  lieth  at  his  door, 
which  is  very  evident  will  be  the  case  when  a  President  falls 
by  the  shaft  of  death,  (Doc.  &  Cov.  85:8),  When  the  Lord  sends 
this  mighty  and  strong  one  (a  President)  like  unto  Moses  to 
take  his,  the  fallen  President's  place  and  not  a  fallen  Bishop's 
place. 


THE  POWER,  AUTHORITY  AND  MISSION 
OF  A  BISHOP. 

A  Bishop  can  only  officiate  in  his  office  as  an  agent  under 
the  direction  of  the  Presidency  of  the  Church,  when  the  Mel- 
chisedek Priesthood  is  on  the  earth,  (Doc.  51:8;  Joshua  1:1,) 
having  some  of  the  President's  power  put  upon  him  (Num. 


—38—          ii 

27:20;  Doc.  &  Cov.  29:36.)  Bishop  Edward  Partridge  received 
directions  how  to  divide  inheritances  through  Joseph  Smith, 
Jun.,  Doc.  &  Cov.  58:17,  51:1-4;  57:15,  the  same  as  Joshua 
received  his  mission  and  instructions  to  divide  inheritances 
through  Moses,  Deut.  34:9;  31:1-7.  Moses  of  old  and  Joseph 
Smith,  the  Prophet  held  the  sceptre  of  power  each  in  their 
time,  and  Joshua  and  Edward  Partridge  respectively  were  min- 
isters or  agents  under  the  supervision  of  these  great  men. 
Some  of  the  discrepant  features  in  similarity  of  comparison 
between  Moses  and  Joshua  anciently  and  Joseph  Smith,  the 
Prophet  and  Edward  Partridge  of  our  day  and  time  are  these: 
Modern  Israel  is  not  yet  redeemed  and  established  in  her  in- 
heritance in  the  promised  land,  Independence,  Jackson  County, 
Missouri  and  the  surrounding  country,  as  was  ancient  Israel 
established  in  their  inheritance  in  their  time  and  day,  through 
Moses  and  Joshua.  And  another, — we  are  assured  that  there 
will  alweys  be  a  President  clothed  with  the  Melchisedek 
Priesthod  until  Christ  comes  in  His  glory;  (Dan.  2:44.)  Sub- 
ject to  changes  of  course  and  natural  causes  or  as  the  Al- 
mighty may  see  fit  to  regulate  from  one  President  to  his  suc- 
cessor. Ancient  Israel  was  not  so  fortunate  for  their  presi- 
dent and  Melchisedek  Priesthood  was  taken  from  them,  (Doc. 
&  Cov.  84:25,  26)  and  they  were  only  to  have  the  Aaronic  or 
Levitical  order  of  the  Priesthood  until  Christ  came. 
And  when  Christ  came,  he  conferred  the  High  Priest- 
hood upon  Peter,  James  and  John  and  the  Apostles.  Matt. 
16:17,  19;  Luke  5:10.  This  great  man,  the  Prophet  Joseph 
Smith,  Jun.,  who  held  the  sceptre  of  power  in  his  hand,  and 
his  ministering  agent,  Edward  Partridge,  the  Presiding  Bishop, 
have  passed  to  the  great  beyond  and  Zion  is  not  yet  redeemed 
and  returned  to  her  promised  heritage.  Of  necessity,  when 
Zion  is  redeemed  to  be  like  as  in  ancient  times  (Doc.  &  Cov. 
103:18),  there  must  be  a  Moses  President  raised  up  who  will 
hold  the  sceptre  of  power  in  his  hands  to  redeem  Zion  and 
establish  her  in  the  promised  land,  in  Zion,  the  New  Jerusalem, 
Jackson  County,  Missouri.  Doc.  &  Cov.  103:84:  III  Nephi  21:. 


—39— 

THE  DIVIDING  BY  LOT  INHERITANCES   TO   BE 

SUPERINTENDED  BY  THE  PRESIDENT 

OF  THE  CHURCH. 

The  dividing  by  lot  the  inheritances  in  that  promised  land 
must  be  through  the  instrumentality  of  a  Presiding  Bishop, 
a  ministering  servant  or  agent,  unto  this  "Mighty  and  Strong" 
modern  Moses,  President.  Joshua  received  his  commission 
through  Moses,  the  ancient  President  of  God's  people  on  earth, 
likewise  must  this  future  Joshua  (the  Presiding  Bishop), 
receive  his  commission  through  this  future  President  that  is  to 
be  raised  up  like  unto  Moses.  The  Presiding  Bishop  will  be 
ordained  and  set  apart  to  attend  to  the  temporal  affairs  of 
the  Church  and  Kingdom  of  God  on  this  earth,  as  the  laws  of 
God  direct.  The  application  of  the  85th  section  of  the  Doc. 
&  Cov.  is  absolutely  in  a  future  time,  when  Zion  is  to  be  re- 
deemed in  the  mountains,  and  then  afterwards  returned  to  the 
promised  land  to  receive  her  inheritance,  Doc.  &  Cov.  57:1,  2, 
Isaiah  8:20;  II  Nephi  18:20. 


THE  WORD  SCEPTRE  ANALYZED. 

In  history  the  word  sceptre  is  used  as  ensign  of  royal 
authority  of  kings,  nobles,  magistrates  and  crowned  heads  of 
the  earth.  The  king  held  out  to  Esther  the  golden  sceptre  that 
was  in  his  hands,  (Ester  5:2.)  Webtser  defines  sceptre  thus: 
A  staff  to  lean  upon,  a  staff  or  baton  borne  by  kings  on  solemn 
occasions,  as  a  badge  of  authority;  a  royal  mace.  Hence  royal 
power  or  authority  as,  to  assume  the  sceptre.  To  invest  with 
royal  authority  or  with  the  ensign  of  authority.  Mace,  a  staff 
borne  by,  or  carried  before,  a  magistrate  as  an  ensign  of  his 
authority;  a  sceptre.  Swayed  the  royal  mace:  Wadsworth.  In 
holy  scripture  the  word  sceptre  is  used  as  the  ensign  of  the 
keys  of  power  and  authority  which  God  bestows  upon  his  chosen 
representative,  vicegerent  or  mouthpiece  to  his  children  upon 
this  earth.  As  in  the  case  of  Moses,  (Exo.  4:17-21.)  and  with 
Judah  (Gen.  49:10)  and  when  the  Kingdom  was  taken  from 


—40— 

Judah  the  sceptre  passed  into  the  hands  of  Jesus  Christ,  the 
great  King  of  this  earth.  (Gen.  49:10.)  The  word  sceptre  is 
used  to  indicate  the  raising  out  of  Israel  a  mighty  leader,  to 
cause  Israel  to  do  valiantly,  (Num.  24:17)  and  is  used  in  con- 
nection with  the  word  Star  (meaning  Jesus  Christ)  Rev.  22:16) 
that  was  to  rise  out  of  Jacob.  In  all  the  usage  and  application 
of  the  word  sceptre  by  the  Lord  and  by  the  learned  of  this 
earth  it  is  only  used  to  designate  the  power  and  authority  of 
those  who  are  of  the  highest,  first  and  foremost  ranks  or  sta- 
tions in  this  life,  such  as  with  presidents,  leaders,  kings,  law- 
givers, nobles  and  magistrates  in  the  Governments  of  God  and 
of  men. 


ONE  SPECIAL  PURPOSE  OF  THE  85th  SECTION 
OF  THE  DOCTRINE  &  COVENANTS. 

It  is  very  evident  that  the  purpose  of  the  revelation  as  con- 
tained in  the  85th  section  of  the  Doctrine  and  Covenants  was 
and  is  intended  to  enlighten  the  minds  of  the  children  of  men, 
as  to  how  the  Lord  will  return  and  establish  his  saints  in 
Independence,  Jackson  County,  Missouri,  after  they  have  been 
driven,  scattered  and  chastened  for  a  little  season,  as  also  is 
explained  in  the  103rd  section  of  the  Doctrine  and  Covenants, 
Doc.  &  Cov.  Sec.  100:13;  101:41,  75;  105:9;  103:1-18;  104:1-9; 
101:1-21.  The  seventh  paragraph  of  this  said  revelation,  Doc. 
&  Cov.  85:  reads  thus:  "And  it  shall  come  to  pass  that  I,  the 
Lord  God,  will  send  one  mighty  and  strong,  holding  the  sceptre 
of  power  in  his  hands,  clothed  with  light  for  a  covering,  whose 
mouth  shall  utter  words,  eternal  words;  while  his  bowels  shall 
be  a  fountain  of  truth,  to  set  in  order  the  house  of  God  (Paul 
says  the  Church  is  in  his  house,  Col.  4:15,  Romans  16:5;  1 
Cor.  16:19;)  he  also  says:  The  house  of  God  is  the  Church 
of  the  living  God,  I  Tim.  3:15.  The  "order"  is  United  Order 
by  consecration  and  patriarchal  or  plural  marriage,  etc.,  in 
connection  with  all  other  commandments  and  laws  ever  given 
to  man  upon  which  depends  eternal  salvation.  Doc.  &  Cov. 
85:3;  84:14-22;  105:1-34;  119:  Isaiah  4:  II  Nephi  14:)  and  to 


—41— 

arrange  by  lot  the  inheritances  of  the  Saints  whose  names  are 
found  and  the  names  of  their  fathers  and  of  their  children, 
enrolled  in  the  book  of  the  law  of  God. 


LAWS  TO  BE  LIVED  BY  ALL  WHO  ARE  TO  GET  AN 

INHERITANCE  IN  THE  LAND  OF  THE 

NEW  JERUSALEM. 

Here  it  is  plainly  to  be  seen  that  all  of  the  names  that 
are  found  written  in  the  book  of  the  law  of  God  are  to  get 
an  inheritance  by  lot  in  the  promised  land;  therefore,  they 
must  be  the  ones  that  are  willing  to  abide  the  laws,  consecra- 
tion, United  Order  and  Patriarchal  marriage,  etc.,  which  are 
laws  of  the  Celestial  Kingdom,  as  has  been  shown.  For  they 
who  are  of  the  high  Priesthood  (in  the  Church)  whose  names 
are  not  found  written  in  the  book  of  the  law,  or  that  are  found 
to  have  apostatized,  or  to  have  been  cut  off  from  the  church; 
as  well  as  the  lesser  Priesthood,  or  the  members,  in  that  day, 
shall  not  find  an  inheritance  among  the  Saints  of  the  most 
High.  Doc.  &  Cov.  85:11.  Now  this  enrollment  spoken  of 
cannot  be  effected  until  the  people  are  given  a  chance  to  see 
whether  or  not  they  will  abide  the  law  of  the  Celestial  King- 
dom. Doc.  &  Cov.  101 :93-95;  85:3,  which  is  not  being  privileged 
today  in  an  open  and  honorable  manner,  etc.,  Doc.  &  Cov. 
105:1-6,  34;  119:  52:2;  132:30-36;  II  Nephi  14:  Isaiah  4:.  The 
law  of  the  Celestial  Kingdom  will  not  be  established  so  the 
people  can  have  a  chance  to  abide  in,  or  reject  the  same,  or  in 
other  words,  to  receive  an  inheritance,  or  to  be  cut  off  from 
an  inheritance  with  the  Saints  in  the  land  of  Zion  (the  only 
place  appointed,  or  that  will  be  appointed)  Doc.  &  Cov. 
101:20  until  the  one  "Mighty  and  Strong,"  holding  the  sceptre 
of  power  in  his  hand  is  raised  up  from  among  the  people  of 
Zion,  in  the  mountains  and  redeems  Zion,  Doc.  &  Cov.  105:34, 


—42— 

A  WORK  FOR  THE  ONE  "MIGHTY  AND  STRONG" 

TO  DO. 

This  "Mighty  and  Strong"  servant  is  to  set  the  house  of 
God  in  order,  which  order  is  United  Order  by  consecration. 
(Doc.  &  Cov.  105:1-6,)  and  plurality  of  wives,  etc.  as  has  been 
shown,  Isaiah  4:.  No  one  to  to  get  an  inheritance  in  Zion,  in 
Jackson  County,  Missouri,  in  any  other  way.  Doc.  &  Cov.  105: 
1-7,  34;  II  Nephi  14:.  For  this  is  the  only  way  the  Church  will 
ever  be  redeemed  and  accepted  of  the  Lord,  in  this  promised 
land,  the  New  Jerusalem.  Thus  we  see  the  setting  of  the  house 
of  God  in  order  is  a  work  which  must  be  attended  to  by  a  Presi- 
dent, (Doc.  &  Cov.  90:16;  107:33;  82:1;  50:26,  27,)  in  order 
to  find  out  who  will  be  worthy  to  receive  an  inheritance  in  the 
land  of  the  New  Jerusalem,  for  the  Lord  says,  "for  verily  I 
say  unto  you,  my  law  shall  be  kept  on  this  land."  This  revela- 
tion was  given  in  Zion,  Jackson  County,  Missouri,  August  1st, 
1831,  Doc.  &  Cov.  58:19.  And  God's  law  is  Celestial  law.  Doc. 
&  Cov.  105:1-6;  70:14;  42:30,  39;  49:20,  including  United  Order 
by  consecration  and  plurality  of  wives,  Isaiah  4:  II  Nephi  14: 
Doc.  &  Cov.  132:  The  making  of  the  law  of  plurality  of  wives 
an  open  and  honorable  law  of  the  Church  of  Jesus  Christ  of 
Latter-day  Saints  is  one  thing  to  be  attended  to  and  set  in 
order  as  well  as  the  re-establishing  of  the  United  Order  by 
consecration. 


THE   CLASS   OF   MEN    AND   WOMEN   THAT   THE    LORD 

PURPOSES   SHALL   LIVE  THIS   PATRIARCHAL 

LAW  OF  MARRIAGE. 

According  to  Isaiah,  4th  Chapter,  purified  women  and  holy 
men  and  not  impure  women  and  sinful  men  will  practice  these 
laws.  There  is  a  manifesto  or  coward's  screen, — cowards  because 
of  iniquity,  for  the  righteous  are  as  bold  as  lions  and  are  the 
Daniels  of  the  Lord  and  are  not  afraid  to  serve  him  and  keep 
his  commandments,  and  are  not  afraid  to  trust  him  to  fight 
their  battles  as  he  promised  to  do  in  President  John  Taylor's 


revelation  in  1882,  and  in  President  Wilford  Woodruff's  revela- 
tion of  1889.  These  promises  were  made  provided  the  Church 
would  keep  his  laws,  one  of  which  was  polygamy,  but  the  church 
did  not  obey  the  Lord  and  trust  him  to  fight  their  battles 
respecting  polygamy  for  they  issued  a  manifesto  as  an  estoppel 
of  the  open  and  honorable  practice  of  polygamy.  The  Lord 
tells  Isaiah  why  this  manifesto  should  be  issued,  "yea,  for  thus 
saith  the  Lord:  have  I  put  thee  away,  or  have  I  cast  thee  off 
for  ever?  For  thus  saith  the  Lord:  Where  is  the  bill  of  your 
mother's  divorcement?  To  whom  have  I  put  thee  away,  or  to 
which  of  my  creditors  have  I  sold  you?  Yea,  to  whom  have 
I  sold  you?  Behold,  for  your  iniquities  have  he  sold  your- 
selves and  for  your  transgressions  is  your  mother  put  away. 
Isaiah  50:1;  II  Nephi  7:1.  Isaiah  says,  "God's  law  will  be  made 
honorable.  (Isaiah  42:18-25.)  And  as  pertaining  to  this  law 
read  the  revelation  given  to  the  Prophet  Joseph  Smith,  Doc. 
&  Cov.  132:31-34,  37,  65,  66. 

SOME  MORE  WORK  FOR  THE  "MIGHTY  AND  STRONG' 

PRESIDENT  TO  DO. 

Isaiah  further  says,  "behold  the  Lord  hath  a  mighty  and 
strong  one"  (Doc.  &  Cov.  85:7)  "which  as  a  tempest  of  hail, 
and  a  destroying  storm,  as  a  flood  of  mighty  waters  over- 
flowing, shall  cast  down  to  the  earth  with  the  hand.  Judg- 
ment also  will  I  lay  to  the  line,  and  righteousness  to  the  plum- 
met: and  the  hail  shall  sweep  away  the  refuge  of  lies  and  the 
waters  shall  over  flow  the  hiding  place,  and  your  covenant  with 
death  shall  be  disannulled  and  your  agreement  with  hell  shall 
not  stand;  when  the  over  flowing  scourge  shall  pass  through, 
then  ye  shall  be  trodden  down  by  it.  For  the  bed  is  shorter  than 
that  a  man  can  stretch  himself  on  it:  and  the  covering  nar- 
rower than  that  he  can  wrap  himself  in  it.  For  the  Lord  shall 
rise  up  as  in  Mt.  Perazim,  he  shall  be  wroth  as  in  the  valley 
of  Gibeon,  that  he  may  do  his  work,  his  strange  work;  and 
bring  to  pass  his  act,  his  strange  act.  Isaiah  28:2,  17,  18,  20, 
21.  And  the  hail,  (the  mighty  and  strong  one)  shall  sweep 
away  the  refuge  of  lies  (manifesto)  and  your  covenant  with 
death  shall  be  disannulled  and  your  agreement  with  hell 


(Manifesto,  etc.)  shall  not  stand;  At  the  time  God  raises 
up  this  "Mighty  and  Strong"  servant,  the  manifesto  will  be 
revoked. 


THE  MIGHTY  AND  STRONG  PRESIDENT  THROUGH 
WHOM  GOD  IS  GOING  TO  PERFORM  HIS  STRANGE 
ACT  IS  REFERRED  TO  BY  VARIOUS  PROPHETS 
UNDER  SEVERAL  NAMES  AND  IN  VARIOUS  WAYS. 

This  strange  act,  the  fulfillment  of  the  85th  section  of  the 
Doc.  &  Cov.  will  be  done,  when  the  Lord  in  His  wrath  rises 
up  and  performs  His  strange  act  as  Isaiah  tells  us,  Isaiah  28:21. 
This  marvelous  strange  work  is  to  happen  in  our  time  and  up 
to  the  present  date,  June,  1922,  it  has  not  yet  taken  place, 
therefore  it  must  be  a  future  happening,  Doc.  &  Cov.  95:1-5; 
101 :85-95.  The  work  that  is  marked  out  and  prescribed  for  the 
"Mighty  and  Strong  One,"  who  is  to  hold  the  sceptre  of  power 
in  his  hands  is  just  the  kind  of  work  this  future  Moses  of 
indian  lineage  is  to  do.  II  Nephi  3:11,  24;  for  the  lamanities 
are  to  be  the  principle  builders  of  the  New  Jerusalem.  Ill  Nephi 
21:22,  23;  16:16;  15:13;  Doc.  &  Cov.  52:2.  This  Indian  Proph- 
et is  to  be  raised  up  and  he  will  be  a  leader,  a  head  man,  a 
President,  for  he  certainly  has  that  class  of  work  to  do.  Doc. 
&  Cov.  107:91-93.  This  mighty  servant  with  exceeding  faith 
who  is  to  work  mighty  wonders  and  to  do  that  thing  which  is 
great  in  the  sight  of  God  and  bring  to  pass  much  restoration 
unto  the  House  of  Israel  and  unto  the  seed  of  his  brethren 
(the  lamanites)  II  Nephi  3:11,  24;  he  is  to  establish  the  saints 
or  Church  in  Independence,  Jackson  County,  Missouri.  Doc. 
&  Cov.  103:11-18.  After  he  redeems  them  from  bondage  in 
the  mountains  by  setting  the  Church  in  order  according  to  the 
law  of  the  Celestial  Kingdom.  This  is  the  same  kind  of  a 
redemption  as  spoken  of  in  the  85th  section  of  the  Doctrine 
and  Covenants;  so  the  Indian  Prophet,  the  man  like  unto 
Moses  and  the  mighty  and  strong  one,  must  be  one  and  the  self 
same  individual,  and  the  one  who  is  to  hold  the  sceptre  of 
power  in  his  hands. 


THE  SCEPTRE  OF  POWER  TO  PASS  FROM  THE  HANDS 

OF  JESUS  CHRIST  INTO  THE  HANDS  OF  THE  ONE 

MIGHTY  AND  STRONG. 

The  keys  of  the  Kingdom  (or  sceptre  of  power)  Doc.  & 
Cov.  81:2  is  a  sceptre  that  passed  from  Judah  into  the  hands 
of  Jesus  Christ,  Gen.  49:10,  which  sceptre  Jesus  Christ  con- 
ferred on  Peter,  James  and  John,  Matt.  16:17,  19;  which  scep- 
tre Peter,  James  and  John  conferred  upon  Joseph  Smith, 
Doc.  &  Cov.  27:12;  132:45;  81:2;  which  sceptre  was  to  remain 
with  Joseph  Smith  and  the  successors  of  Joseph  Smith  until 
Jesus  Christ's  second  coming,  Doc.  &  Cov.  112:15;  28:7;  35:18; 
90:2-8;  which  sceptre  will  pass  from  the  Latter-day  Saints 
church  President's  hands,  who  is  to  fall  by  the  shaft  of  death, 
etc.  Doc.  &  Cov.  85:8,  into  the  "Mighty  and  Strong"  one's 
hands,  Doc.  &  Cov.  85:7,  who  is  to  be  the  President  of  the 
Church  of  Jesus  Christ  of  Latter-day  Saints  in  the  last  days 
and  to  set  the  same  in  order  and  to  do  the  mighty  works  in 
behalf  of  Israel  and  the  redemption  of  the  Lord's  chosen  people, 
etc.  This  mighty  and  strong  one  spoken  of  in  the  85th  Section 
of  the  Doctrine  and  Covenants  must  be  this  future  man  like 
unto  Moses,  as  is  spoken  of  in  the  103rd  Section  of  the  Doc- 
trine &  Covenants  for  they  both  have  the  same  kind  of  work 
to  do  and  at  the  same  time  and  place,  and  they  certainly  have 
a  President's  duties  to  perform,  Doc.  &  Cov.  90:16;  81:2; 
68:14-21.  These  revelations  must  have  reference  to  one  event 
and  to  one  man,  or  else  there  are  to  be  two  redemptions  of 
Zion  yet  in  the  future  to  the  same  promised  land  by  two  Presi- 
dents and  at  the  same  time,  which  would  be  unreasonable. 
The  setting  of  the  House  of  God  in  order,  (which  includes 
the  Church;  1  Tim.  3:15;  Col.  4:15,)  and  the  arranging  by  lot 
the  inheritances  of  the  Saints,  are  two  separate  and  distinct 
works  as  has  been  shown.  The  setting  of  the  house  of  God, 
(or  Church),  in  order  is  a  work  that  can  only  be  done  by  the 
Presidency  of  the  same,  Doc.  &  Cov.  90:16;  107:8,  9,  17,  18, 
19,  33,  68,  91,  92;  124:125,  126;  81:2;  50:26,  27.  The  dividing 
by  lot  the  inheritances  of  the  saints  in  the  center  stake  of  Zion 
and  the  surrounding  country  can  only  be  done  after  Zion's 


redemption  by  this  "Mighty  and  Strong"  Moses  of  Indian  line- 
age, a  President;  for  we  find  recorded  in  Holy  writ  these 
specific  instructions,  "let  those  commandments  which  I  have 
given  concerning  Zion  and  her  laws  be  fulfilled  and  executed 
after  her  redemption."  Doc.  &  Cov.  105:34. 

THE  REDEMPTION  OF  ZION  IN  THE  MOUNTAINS. 
Zion's  redemption  must  take  place  in  the  mountains  be- 
fore her  return  to  the  land  of  Zion  to  receive  her  in- 
heritance. Isaiah  35:10;  51:11;  Micah  4:10;  II  Nephi  8:11;  Doc. 
&  Cov.  58:44;  49:  24;  25;  105:34;  103:17,  18.  This  modern 
Moses  must  redeem  modern  Israel  out  of  present  day  bondage 
by  mighty  power  and  with  a  stretched  out  arm  like  as  the  re- 
demption of  Israel  out  of  the  land  of  Egypt.  Then  if  this 
modern  Moses  be  like  the  Moses  of  old,  he  will  hold  the 
sceptre  of  power  in  his  hand  Exo.  4:4,  21;  Doc.  &  Cov. 
103:11-18. 

A  BISHOP  AS  AN  AGENT  OF  THE  PRESIDENT 

TO    DIVIDE    INHERITANCE. 

The  Bishop  or  agent,  who  is  to  divide  inheritances  in  the 
promised  land,  is  to  be  like  unto  Joshua  of  old,  (Joshua 
1:1;  Doc.  &  Cov.  58:17,)  he  is  to  be  under  the  jurisdiction  of 
this  Moses  President,  or  ruler.  (Acts  7:35)  and  attend  to  his 
part  of  arranging  by  lot,  after  he  has  been  appointed  by  the 
voice  of  the  Church  to  this  capacity  or  mission,  Doc.  &  Cov. 
51:12.  "And  whoso  standeth  in  his  mission  is  appointed  to 
be  a  judge  in  Israel,  like  as  it  was  in  ancient  days,  to  divide 
the  land  of  the  heritage  of  God  unto  his  children."  Doc.  & 
Coc.  58:17;  Deut.  34:9.  Now  the  important  thing  is  to  find 
out  how  this  was  done  anciently,  "And  the  Lord  spake  unto 
Moses,  (the  President)  saying:  these  are  the  names  of  the 
men  which  shall  divide  the  land  unto  you;  Eleazer,  Aaron's 
son,  and  Joshua,  the  son  of  Nun,  and  you  shall  take  one  prince 
of  every  tribute,  to  divide  the  land  by  inheritance,"  Num. 
34:16-29.  And  Moses  commanded  the  Children  of  Israel, 
saying,  this  is  the  land  which  ye  shall  inherit  by  lot,  which 
the  Lord  commanded  to  give  unto  the  nine  tribes  and  to  the 
half  tribe,  Num.  34:13;  Joshua  14:  Deut.  34:9,  Exo.  18:12-27; 


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Num.  11:16,  17;  27:18-23;  Joshua,  Chapters  11  to  22;  Joshua 
19:49,  51.  If  modern  Israel  is  to  be  served  as  ancient  Israel 
was,  and  have  the  Melchisedek  Priesthood  and  the  President 
thereof  taken  out  of  their  midst,  Doc.  &  Cov.  84:25,  26,  we 
might  then  look  for,  and  expect  a  President  of  the  next  Priest- 
hood, the  Aaronic  or  Levitical  order  of  Priesthood,  who  would 
naturally  be  a  bishop  and  a  presiding  bishop,  to  officiate  for  he 
would  be  the  head  of  the  greatest  authority  then  upon  this 
earth,  Doc.  &  Cov.  107:15,  88.  A  presiding  bishop  to  attend  to 
this  work  as  spoken  of  pertaining  to  the  dividing  of  inheri- 
tances in  the  promised  land,  in  order  to  be  as  in  ancient  days, 
(Doc.  &  Cov.  58:17),  and  as  described  in  the  85th  section  of  the 
Doctrine  &  Covenants  would  of  necessity  be  subject  to  the 
President  of  the  Church  so  long  as  the  Melchisedek  Priesthood 
should  remain  upon  this  earth,  Joshua  11:15,  23.  Now  as  we 
are  assured  that  the  Melchisedek  Priesthood  is  to  always  re- 
main with  the  Church,  (Dan.  2:44;  Doc.  &  Cov.  27:13;  132:45), 
therefore  the  President  of  the  Church,  who  is  also  the  Presi- 
dent of  the  High  Priesthood,  as  Moses  was  anciently,  in  order 
to  conform  to  the  scriptures,  (Doc.  58:17)  would  of  necessity 
have  to  superintend  this  work  of  dividing  inheritance  to  the 
Saints,  which  would  be  done  through  a  modern  Joshua  as  his 
agent,  (a  Presiding  Bishop)  Doc.  &  Cov.  107:33;  90:16.  As  the 
Lord  commanded  Moses,  his  servant,  so  did  Moses  command 
Joshua,  his  servant,  Josh.  1:1;  14:7,  11.  "And  so  did  Joshua; 
he  left  nothing  undone  of  all  that  the  Lord  commanded  Moses," 
Josh.  11:15.  "So  Joshua  took  the  whole  land  according  to  all 
that  the  Lord  said  unto  Moses;  and  Joshua  gave  it  for  an  in- 
heritance unto  Israel  according  to  their  divisions  by  their 
tribes  and  the  land  rested  from  war,"  (Josh.  11:23),  "And 
Joshua  cast  lots  for  them  in  Shiloh  before  the  Lord:  and  there 
Joshua  divided  the  land  unto  the  children  of  Israel  according 
to  their  divisons."  (Jos.  18:10).  "When  they  had  made  an  end 
of  dividing  the  land  for  inheritance  by  their  coasts,  the  child- 
ren of  Israel  gave  an  inheritance  to  Joshua,  the  son  of  Nun, 
among  them,"  (Josh.  19:49.)  At  this  time  Moses  and  the  Mel- 
chisedek Priesthood  was  not  among  the  children  of  Israel, 
Deut.  34:5,  Doc.  &  Cov.  84:25.  Joshua,  the  principle  man 


and  President  over  the  Levitical  order  of  Priesthood,  the  only 
priesthood  on  earth  at  that  time,  (Doc.  &  Cov.  84:26,  Josh. 
1:1-18.)  by  virtue  of  his  position,  a  Presiding  Bishop,  (Doc.  & 
Cov.  107:15,  88,)  after  dividing  by  lot  inheritances  to  all  Israel, 
as  Moses'  minister,  received  his  inheritance  at  the  hands  of 
all  Israel,  thereby  showing  conclusively  he  was  the  presiding 
authority,  a  Presiding  Bishop  and  the  highest  authority  among 
them  at  that  time.  This  shows  conclusively  how  Israel  was 
established  in  her  inheritance  anciently,  and  the  eccleastical 
position,  rank  and  station  of  Joshua.  He  was  the  President 
of  the  Levitical  order  of  Priesthood  and  of  necessity  a 
Presiding  Bishop,  and  the  chief  representative  of  God  upon  the 
earth,  (Doc.  &  Cov.  107:15,  88.)  So  he  then,  had  a  right  to 
establish  Israel  in  the  promised  land.  Joshua  did  not  hold  the 
sceptre  of  power,  Exo.  4:16-18,  (or  rod  of  God)  in  his  hand, 
but  was  a  minister  to  Moses,  who  did,  (Josh.  1:1)  and  did  as 
Moses  directed  him,  (Josh.  11:15,  23.)  After  Moses  and  the  holy 
priesthood  was  taken  from  among  ancient  Israel,  Doc.  &  Cov. 
84:25,  26,  Joshua  received  counsel  after  the  judgment  of  Urim 
through  Eleazar,  the  Priest,  (Num.  27:18-23,)  but  when  Moses 
presided  over  Israel  anciently  he  talked  face  to  face  with  God 
and  got  his  instructions  direct  from  the  Lord.  (Exo.  33:11; 
Deut.  34:10;  5:24.)  Likewise  will  this  modern  Moses,  if  he 
be  like  unto  the  Moses  of  old,  talk  face  to  face  with  his  God, 
and  get  his  instructions  direct  from  the  Lord.  A  Presiding 
Bishop,  the  President  of  the  lesser  priesthood  holdeth  the 
keys  of  the  ministering  of  angels  and  instructions  by  Urum 
and  cannot  be  privileged  to  talk  face  to  face  with  God,  Doc. 
&  Cov.  84:26.  Thus  we  see  the  difference  between  a  presi- 
dent of  the  holy  Melchisedek  Priesthood  and  a  president  of 
the  Levitical  order  of  Priesthood,  and  whose  right  it  is  to 
hold  the  sceptre  of  power,  when  both  Priesthoods  are  here 
upon  this  earth,  Doc.  &  Cov.  72:1;  81:2.  Now  as  there  is  to 
be  one  raised  up  like  unto  Moses  to  redeem  Zion  and  return 
the  worthy  saints  to  the  center  stake  thereof,  (or  Zion)  then 
he  must  hold  the  holy  Melchisedek  Priesthood  and  be  the 
President  of  the  same,  which  of  necessity  infers,  he  will  be  the 
President  of  the  Church  of  Jesus  Christ  of  Latter-day  Saints. 


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Doc.  &  Cov.  35:24,  26;  Psalms  14:7.  He  will  have  a  minister, 
a  Presiding  Bishop,  as  his  agent,  Doc.  &  Cov.  51:8;  Josh.  1:1; 
Num.  11:28.  Whoso  standeth  in  his  mission  is  appointed 
to  be  a  judge  in  Israel,  (a  presiding  bishop)  like  as  it  was  in 
ancient  days,  to  divide  the  land  of  the  heritage  of  God  unto 
his  children,  Doc.  &  Cov.  58:17.  The  scriptures  inform  us 
how  the  children  of  Israel  got  their  inheritances  anciently. 
God  told  Moses,  the  head  of  His  Church  anciently,  who  by  vir- 
tue of  his  office,  would  naturally  be  the  President,  who  held 
the  sceptre  of  power  in  his  hand,  Exo.  4:17-20,  to  call  and 
ordain  Joshua  and  to  give  him  a  charge  before  all  Israel,  and 
the  position  Joshua  occupied  at  that  time  is  exactly  the  same 
kind,  that  is  in  reserve  for  a  future  Presiding  Bishop  when  the 
inheritances  are  divided  unto  the  Saints  in  the  promised  land. 
Joshua  done  all  that  Moses  told  him  to  do  while  Moses  was 
with  him  and  afterwards  received  his  instructions  by  Urum 
through  Eleazer,  the  Priest.  According  to  these  scriptures, 
the  "One  Mighty  and  Strong"  holding  the  sceptre  of  power  in 
his  hand,  etc.,  to  redeem  Zion,  as  spoken  in  the  85th  sec- 
tion of  the  Doctrine  and  Covenants,  could  not  possibly  be  a 
Bishop,  but  will  have  to  be  a  Moses,  a  President,  the  greatest 
of  all  and  none  like  him  in  all  Israel,  in  order  to  be  as  in  ancient 
days.  Doc.  &  Cov.  58:17;  103:11-18;  Exo.  4:17-20;  Isaiah  8:20. 
A  Bishop  can  and  will  do  part  of  that  work  which  is  spoken  of 
in  the  85th  section  of  the  Doc.  &  Cov.  He  can  and  must  estab- 
lish the  worthy  Saints,  after  Zion's  redemption  by  the  mighty 
Moses  in  the  mountains,  in  their  inheritances  when  the  Presi- 
dent, who  holds  the  sceptre  of  power  in  his  hands,  ordains  and 
sets  him  apart  to  that  mission,  and  he  is  upheld  and  sustained 
by  the  Church.  The  Saints  cannot  get  any  inheritance  in  the 
land  of  Zion  until  they  are  delivered  out  of  bondage, 
by  this  Moses  who  is  to  be  raised  up,  who  will  have  to  be  a 
President  in  order  to  hold  the  sceptre  of  power  in  his  hand 
and  be  like  unto  Moses  of  old.  Exo.  4:17-21;  Deut.  4:7-12. 
PROPHECY  OF  HEBER  C.  KIMBALL  OF  THE  "ONE 

MIGHTY  AND  STRONG"  THAT  IS  TO  COME. 
In  the  year  1867,  in  the  endowments  house  in  Salt  Lake 
City,  Utah   Territory,   Heber  C.   Kimball  made  the   following 


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statement  and  prophecy:  Looking  around  and  at  the  several 
couples  v/ho  were  there  to  be  married,  he  said,  "I  want  to  tell 
you  something,  this  Church  has  been  moving  along  slowly 
and  will  be  for  a  number  of  years.  The  President  has  been 
taken  from  the  apostles  and  will  be  for  a  number  of  years, 
then  God  will  raise  up  a  man  to  be  the  President  of  this 
Church;  he  will  neither  be  of  the  lineage  of  Joseph  nor  of 
Brigham,  nor  of  the  apostles,  and  will  not  be  taken  from  the 
quorum  of  the  apostles:  he  is  in  your  midst  and  you  don't  know 
him."  While  making  this  prophecy,  Brother  Kimball's  face 
shown  with  a  bright  light  and  he  spoke  like  one  having 
authority.  Attested  to  by  George  T.  Peay,  Sen.,  Annie  Mar- 
garet Peay,  his  wife;  Edward  Peay  and  Amanda  Peay,  his 
wife,  all  of  Provo  City,  Utah. 

The  scriptures  say  the  Church  of  Jesus  Christ  of  Latter- 
day  Saints  is  established  in  the  last  dispensation  of  the  full- 
ness of  times  and  is  never  to  be  destroyed  or  given  to  another 
people.  Daniel  2:44;  Doc.  &  Cov.  20:1;  22:3;  101:17;  107:1,  2; 
84:17,  27:13.  Then  we  are  assured  that  there  will  always  be  the 
Melchisedek  Priesthood  in  this  Church  and  if  such  will  be  the 
case  the  Presiding  Bishop  will  always  be  subject  to  and  get 
his  instructions,  pertaining  to  his  mission,  through  the  Presi- 
dent of  this  Holy  Priesthood.  (Doc.  &  Cov.  82:11,  12;  107:8; 
51:1,  2;  41:9,  10;  72:7)  and  will  not  be  under  the  necessity  of 
asking  counsel  through  Urim  as  Joshua  was  because  Moses 
and  the  Holy  Priesthood  was  taken  from  the  earth,  Num.  27: 
18-23;  Doc.  &  Cov.  84:25,  26.  Thus  we  see  the  establishing 
the  worthy  Saints  in  their  inheritances  in  Independence,  Jack- 
son County,  Missouri  in  time  to  come  will  be  under  the  super- 
vision and  jurisdiction  of  the  one  holding  the  sceptre  of  power 
in  his  hand  who  must  be  a  President.  Therefore  the  Presiding 
Bishop  will  be  his  agent  to  assist  him  in  this  labor  in  order  that 
it  be  done  as  in  ancient  days,  (Doc.  &  Cov  58:17.)  Thus  we 
are  shown  the  ecclesiastical  capacity  of  a  bishop  anciently  and 
modernly,  for  one  is  to  be  like  unto  the  other.  And  also  that 
the  keys  of  the  Kingdom  and  the  sceptre  of  power  belongs 
always  unto  the  President  of  the  Melchisedek  Priesthood, 
whenever  that  priesthood  is  upon  this  earth.  Doc.  &  Cov. 


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SI:!,  2;  Exo.  4:17-20;  17:9-12;  Num.  20:8-11;  Gen.  49:10; 
Psalms  60:7;  Matt.  21:32-43.  John  the  Baptist  was  ordained 
by  an  angel  at  the  time  he  was  eight  days  old  to  overthrow 
the  kingdom  of  the  Jews  and  to  make  straight  the  way  of  the 
Lord  before  the  face  of  his  people,  to  prepare  them  for  the 
coming  of  the  Lord  in  whose  hand  is  given  all  power,  Doc.  & 
Cov.  84:28;  93:17.  All  power  necessarily  includes  the  sceptre; 
for  the  sceptre  and  all  power  was  given  into  the  hands  of 
Jesus  Christ,  Heb.  7:10-28;  Psalms  110:4;  Heb.  5:5,  6;  6:20. 
Thus  we  see  the  sceptre  of  power  was  conferred  upon  Jesus 
Christ  and  His  legal  representatives — Judah,  before  His  birth, 
and  Peter  after  His  crucifixion,  Matt.  16:17-19;  Gen.  49:10. 

THE  SCEPTRE  OF  POWER  (THE  KEYS  OF  THE  KINGDOM) 
CONFERRED  UPON  JOSEPH  SMITH. 

The  keys  and  sceptre  of  power  were  conferred  upon  Peter 
by  Jesus  Christ  Himself  and  he  became  God's  legal  represen- 
tative after  the  crucifixion  of  Jesus  Christ.  Peter  in  con- 
nection with  James  and  John  conferred  the  keys  of  the  King- 
dom— the  sceptre  of  power,  that  was  taken  from  Judah,  upon 
the  Prophet  Joseph  Smith,  Jun.,  Doc.  &  Cov.  27:12,  13.  And 
as  proof  that  Joseph  Smith  received  these  keys  we  refer  the 
reader  to  the  following  scripture.  "For  I  have  conferred 
upon  you  the  keys  and  power  of  the  Priesthood,  wherein  I 
restore  all  things,  and  make  known  unto  you  all  things  in  due 
time,  (Doc.  &  Cov.  132:45,)  and  there  is  never  but  one  on 
the  earth  at  a  time,  on  whom  this  power  and  the  keys  of  the 
Priesthood  are  conferred.  Doc.  &  Cov.  132:7. 

And  I  have  given  unto  him  (Joseph  Smith,  Jr.)  the  keys 
of  the  mysteries  of  those  things  which  have  been  sealed,  even 
things  which  were  from  the  foundation  of  the  world,  and  the 
things  which  shall  come  from  this  time  until  the  time  of  My 
coming  if  he  abide  in  Me,  and  if  not,  another  will  I  plant  in 
his  stead,"  Doc.  &  Cov.  35:18;  (and  if  planted  in  his  stead, 
would  be  another  President.)  For  I  have  given  him  the  keys 
of  the  mysteries  and  the  revelations  which  were  sealed,  until 
I  shall  appoint  another  in  his  stead."  (Doc.  &  Cov.  81:2; 
28:7;  90:2-8;  124:9-96,).  The  keys  of  the  kingdom  and 


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sceptre  of  power  were  to  remain  with  the  Prophet  Joseph 
Smith  and  his  legal  successors,  who  must  always  be  Presi- 
dents of  the  Melchisedek  Priesthood,  and  God's  legal  repre- 
sentatives upon  this  earth.  Doc.  &  Cov.  81:2.  Thus  we  can 
see  the  position  the  man  is  to  occupy  who  is  to  come  holding 
the  sceptre  of  power  in  his  hands,  as  spoken  of  in  the  7th 
verse  of  the  85th  Section  of  the  Doctrine  and  Covenants.  He 
is  to  be  the  President  of  the  Melchisedek  Priesthood,  and  of 
necessity  \the  presiding  authority  of  the  .Church  of  Jesus 
Christ  of  Latter-day  Saints  upon  this  earth.  He  is  to  set  the 
house  of  God  in  order,  as  spoken  of  in  said  revelation;  and 
as  there  is  to  be  only  one  man  on  earth  at  a  time,  who  can 
hold  the  sceptre  of  power,  it  is  easy  to  see  who  it  is  that  is  to 
fall  by  "the  shaft  of  death,  like  as  a  tree  that  is  smitten  by 
the  vivid  shaft  of  lightning,"  to  make  a  place  for  this  "Mighty 
and  Strong"  one  to  occupy.  Doc.  &  Cov.  85:8.  The  Lord 
says,  i"He  will  send  one  mighty  and  strong,  holding  the 
sceptre  of  power  in  his  hand,"  etc.  which  sceptre  of  power  he 
cannot  hold  unless  he  be  a  president  of  the  Melchisedeck 
Priesthood  and  God's  legal  representative  upon  this  earth,  as 
has  been  shown.  The  Lord  further  says,  "while  that  man  who 
was  called  of  God  and  appointed,  that  putteth  forth  his  hand 
to  steady  the  ark  of  God,  shall  fall  by  the  shaft  of  death  like 
as  a  tree  that  is  smitten  by  the  vivid  shaft  of  lightning."  No 
one,  less  than  one  occupying  the  position  as  the  President  of 
the  Church  of  Jesus  Churst  of  Latter-Day-Saints  would  have 
any  right  to  do  this  kind  of  work  or  have  any  influence  with 
the  people,  in  doing  such  a  thing  as  putting  forth  his  hand  to 
steady  the  ark. 

THE  PRESIDENT  OF  THE  CHURCH  THE  ONLY  ONE 

WHO  CAN  PUT  FORTH  HIS  HAND  TO  STEADY 

THE  ARK  AND  FALL. 

The  President  is  the  only  one  who  could  have  any 
influence  and  is  the  very  one  that  is  to  put  forth  his  hand 
to  do  such  a  strange  thing.  Thus  it  is  shown  forth  very  plainly 
that  a  President  is  to  be  moved  out  of  the  way  in  a  strange 
manner  in  order  to  make  room  for  this  one  whom  God  is 


going  to  send  to  set  His  house  in  order,  which  is  His  Church, 
(1  Tim.  3:15,)  and  lead  the  worthy  Saints  back  to  the  center 
stake  of  Zion,  and  arrange  by  lot  their  inheritances  in  that 
promised  land,  through  a  modern  Joshua,  a  presiding  Bishop. 
A  person  without  holding  the  Melchisedek  Priesthood  cannot 
see  the  face  of  God  and  live,  Doc.  &  Cov.  84:21-23.  A  Bishop, 
in  the  absence  of  a  President  and  the  Melchisedek  Priesthood, 
must  be  enlightened  concerning  his  mission  and  calling  by  the 
admisistration  of  angels,  or  by  Urim,  as  the  Lord  sees  fit, 
(Doc.  &  Cov.  84:19-26.)  as  in  the  case  of  Joshua,  Num.  27:18-23, 
who  was  instructed  through  Urim  by  Eleazer,  a  Priest  of  the 
Levitical  order  of  the  Priesthood,  because  Moses  and  the 
Melchisedek  Priesthood  had  been  taken  from  the  earth,  Doc. 
&  Cov.  84:25.  When  the  Melchisedek  Priesthood  is  on  this 
earth,  a  Bishop  must  get  his  instructions  from  the  Lord, 
through  the  President  of  the  Church,  who  is  necessarily  the 
President  of  the  Holy  Melchisedek  Priesthood,  Doc.  &  Cov. 
51:1,  2;  82:  12;  107:8,  14,  which  President  must  always  hold 
the  sceptre  of  power  in  his  hand,  as  has  been  shown;  and  set 
in  order  all  the  affairs  of  the  Lord's  Church  and  Kingdom,  or 
oversee  the  same.  Doc.  &  Cov.  90:16;  107:33.  There  is  an 
order  or  law  spoken  of  in  the  scripture  that  is  not  being  lived 
today,  which  this  Church  must  accept  and  abide  in,  before  they 
are  eligible  and  entitled  to  an  inheritance  in  the  New  Jerusalem, 
Mount  Zion,  (Doc.  &  Cov.  84:2),  and  that  order  is  the  law 
of  the  Celestial  Kingdom,  (Doc.  &  Cov.  105:1-6)  which  includes 
all  the  laws  that  have  ever  been  given  to  this  Church  and 
what  other  laws  God  may  deem  fit  and  commensurate  for  the 
perfecting  of  the  Church  of  Jesus  Christ  of  Latter-day  Saints; 
that  they  may  have  an  abiding  place  in  the  New  Jerusalem 
at  Independence,  Jackson  County,  Missouri. 

THE  NEW  JERUSALEM  THE  CITY  OF  THE  GREAT  KING. 
This  being  the  land  for  the  chosen  habitation  of  the  Lord 
and  Savior  Jesus  Christ  at  the  time  of  his  second  coming, 
Psalms  132:13,  14.  "Yea  the  word  of  the  Lord  concerning  His 
Church,  established  in  the  last  days  for  the  restoration  of 
His  people,  as  He  has  spoken  by  the  mouths  of  His  Prophets, 


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and  for  the  gathering  of  His  saints  to  stand  upon  Mount 
Zion,  which  shall  be  the  City  of  the  New  Jerusalem,  which 
City  shall  be  built  beginning  at  the  Temple  lot,  which  is  ap- 
pointed by  the  finger  of  the  Lord,  in  the  western  boundaries 
of  the  State  of  Missouri,  and  dedicated  by  the  hand  of  Joseph 
Smith,  Jun,  and  others  with  whom  the  Lord  was  well  pleased. 
Verily  this  is  the  word  of  the  Lord,  that  the  City,  New  Jerusalem 
shall  be  built  by   the  gathering   of  the  Saints,   beginning  at 
this  place,  even  the  place  of  the  Temple,  which  temple  shall 
be  reared  in  this   generation.     For  this   generation   shall   not 
all  pass  away  until  an  house  shall  be  built  unto  the  Lord,  and 
a  cloud  shall  rest  upon  it,  which  cloud  shall  be  even  the  glory 
of  the  Lord  which  shall   fill  the  house.  Doc.   &   Cov.  84:2-5; 
II  Nephi   14:  Isaiah  4:.     The  Lord  says  His  law  shall  be  kept 
upon  that  land,  Doc.  &  Cov.  58:19;   105:34;   132:31-34,  37,  65, 
66,  which  will  be  done  when  Zion  returns  after  being  redeemed 
in  the  mountains,  Mica  4:1,  6,  7,   10;  Doc.  &  Cov.  49:24,  25: 
Nephi  says  when  the  cloud  of  glory  rests  upon  Mount  Zion  the 
New  Jerusalem    (as  recorded  in   Doc.    &  Cov.  84:2-6   and  II. 
Nephi  14:  Isaiah  4:)  all  her  people  will  be  called  holy  and  in  that 
day  seven  women  shall  take  hold  of  one  man,  saying,  we  will  eat 
our  own   bread   and  wear   our   own   apparel;    only   let   us   be 
called  by  thy  name  to  take  away  our  reproach.    Isaiah  4:  (which 
is  barrenness.     Gen.  30:23;  Luke  1:25;  Psalms   113:9.)     Here 
we  have  holy  people  with  the  glory  of  God  resting  upon  their 
dwelling   places   and   Jesus   Christ   in    their   midst,    practicing 
polygamy  as  an  honorable  law  of  the  Celestial  Kingdom,  (III. 
21:24,  25;  20:22;  Psalms  132:13-15;  Doc.  &  Cov.  58:13.)     For 
Jesus  Christ  dwells  in  no  other  kingdom.     (Doc.  &  Cov.  76: 
66,  92-96;  Mosiah  8:16;  1st  Cor.  15:40.)    The  Lord  says  that  He 
is  no  respector  of  persons  and  if  this  statement  is  true,  some- 
thing must  be  done  with  the  manifesto,  in  order  that  all  the 
Saints  can  have  an  equal  privelege  to  practice  that  Celestial  law, 
as  well  as  now  supposed,  some  favored  few;  that  all  people  may 
have  an  equal  chance  to  dwell  in  the  New  Jerusalem,  the  chosen 
habitation   of  Jesus  Christ.     And   again   the  people  must  be 
living  in  the   United   Order  by  consecration   in   order  to   be 
acceptable  unto  the  Lord,  because  Jesus  Christ  dwells  in  the 


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Celestial  Kingdom,  therefore  all  who  live  in  the  New  Jerusalem 
must  be  united  as  with  one  heart  and  one  mind,  no  rich,  no 
poor,  no  high,  no  low,  but  live  the  United  Order  in  word,  in 
action  and  in  very  deed.  Doc.  &  Cov.  105:3-6.  Jesus  says, 
"If  ye  are  not  one  ye  are  not  mine."  God  says  the  Saints 
must  be  united  according  to  the  union  required  by  the  laws  of 
the  Celestial  Kingdom,  and  that  Zion  cannot  be  built  up,  unless 
it  is  by  the  principles  of  the  law  of  the  Celestial  Kingdom, 
(1  Cor.  15:40,)  otherwise  I  cannot  receive  her  unto  myself, 
Doc.  &  Cov.  105:1-6.  Some  of  the  principles  of  the  Celestial 
law  as  we  have  proven  are  these,  United  Order  by  consecration 
and  plurality  of  wives,  none  of  which  are  being  practiced 
today  by  this  Church  as  typical  of  a  light  set  on  a  hill  and 
not  under  a  bushel. 

THE   TIME   WHEN    THE   LORD    HAS    PURPOSED    THESE 
CELESTIAL   LAWS   TO    BE   AGAIN    MAINTAINED 

AND  PRACTICED  AS  HONORABLE  LAWS. 
These  Celestial  laws  cannot  legally  be  lived  and  prac- 
ticed since  the  issuing  of  the  manifesto  until  the  redemp- 
tion of  the  Church  by  the  "Mighty  and  Strong"  Indian  pro- 
phet like  unto  Moses,  the  root  of  Jesse,  who  is  to  bring  forth 
the  last  and  all  records  for  the  express  purpose  of  bringing 
about  the  redemption  of  Zion,  and  the  setting  of  the  house 
of  God  in  order.  The  Lord  says:  Let  those  commandments 
which  I  have  given  concerning  Zion  and  her  law  be  fulfilled 
and  executed  after  her  redemption,  Doc.  &  Cov.  105:34;  II 
Nephi  3:24;  Doc.  &  Cov.  103:11-18;  85:  II  Nephi  21:  30:  III 
Nephi  20:21:.  But  these  principles  of  the  Celestial  law  must 
be  established  in  the  Church  and  complied  with  by  the  Saints 
in  the  mountains  first,  Doc.  &  Cov.  49:24,  25,  in  order  to  get 
an  inheritance  in  Mount  Zion,  the  New  Jerusalem,  and  this  can- 
not be  done  until  this  man  like  unto  Moses  is  raised  up  with 
the  sceptre  of  power  in  his  hand,  to  set  the  house  of  God  in 
order  and  redeem  Zion,  for  it  is  his  mission  to  unlock  the  door 
of  bondage  with  the  key  of  power  (or  sceptre)  as  did  Moses  of 
old  and  return  the  worthy  saints  back  to  the  promised  land 
by  leading  Israel  today  like  as  did  Moses  lead  Israel  anciently. 


Every  law  that  has  ever  been  revealed  and  given  to  this  people 
must  be  lived  when  Zion  is  again  established  at  Mount  Zion, 
the  New  Jerusalem,  at  Independence,  Jackson  County,  Mis- 
souri and  its  surrounding  country,  for  that  is  to  be  Jesus 
Christ's  abode,  the  Celestial  Kingdom,  center  of  this  earth, 
III  Nephi  21:24,  25;  20:22;  Doc.  &  Cov.  58:13;  Psalms 
132:13-16.  For  out  of  Zion  shall  go  forth  the  law  and  the 
word  of  the  Lord  from  Jerusalem,  Isaiah  2:3.  And  upon  the 
land  of  the  New  Jerusalem,  God's  law  will  be  kept,  (Doc. 
&  Cov.  58:19;  Rev.  21:12-22;  Isaiah  4:),  which  includes,  as  has 
been  proven,  United  Order  by  consecration  and  plurality  of 
wives.  Thus  the  setting  in  order  of  the  Church  (Doc.  &  Cov. 
85:7)  according  to  the  laws  required  to  be  lived,  is  absolutely 
necessary  in  order  that  all  people  may  have  an  equal  chance 
and  be  privileged  to  live  the  laws  that  will  entitle  them  to 
an  inheritance  in  the  promised  land  of  Zion,  the  New  Jeru- 
salem, and  dwell  in  the  presence  of  their  redeemer.  In  order 
to  show  that  God  is  no  respector  of  persons,  all  people  must 
have  an  even  chance  to  live  the  Celestial  law,  (Doc.  &  Cov. 
90:9-11,)  which  they  have  not  got  today  nor  will  they  have  that 
chance  until  this  man  like  unto  Moses  is  raised  up  and  sets 
this  Church  in  order,  according  to  the  requirements  of  the  law 
of  the  scriptures  pertaining  to  this  celestial  order  of  God's 
Kingdom  on  this  earth,  Doc.  &  Cov.  85:3;  105:1-6,  34; 
103:11-18;  Isaiah  4:  II  Nephi  14:. 

MAKING  BARE  OF  THE  LORD'S  HOLY  ARM  NECESSARY. 
The  basic  principles,  or  foundational  features  of  Christ's 
Church  are  not  being  lived  today  by  the  Saints,  but  they  must 
be  complied  with,  by  all  who  expect  to  receive  an  inheritance 
and  live  in  the  New  Jerusalem,  therefore  the  making  bare  of 
the  Lord's  holy  arm,  in  His  strange  act  manner  to  cause  a  spiri- 
tual awakening  of  all  nations  of  the  earth  and  the  convincing 
of  all  peoples  of  the  truthfulness  of  the  Gospel  of  the  Church  of 
Jesus  Christ  of  Latter-day  Saints  is  absolutely  necessary,  I 
Nephi  22:8-10;  Doc.  &  Cov.  90:9-11;  101:85-95;  95:1-6;  Isaiah 
28:2;  Moroni  7:35.  When  the  Lord  makes  bare  His  Holy 
arm  in  the  manner  and  way  He  has  promised,  the  Church 


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is  exhorted  in  the  following  language:  "Awake,  awake  again, 
and  put  on  thy  strength,  O  Zion,"  and  the  scattered  remnants 
are  exhorted  to  return  unto  the  Lord,  and  not  before,  Doc. 
&  Cov.  90:10;  113:7-10;  82:14;  II  Nephi  20:35-37;  21:9-25. 
Some  one  must  attend  to  this  great  work  as  God's  legally 
appointed  minister. 

THE  MAN  LIKE  UNTO  MOSES— THE  "MIGHTY 
AND  STRONG"  ONE  THE  MUCH  MARRED  ONE. 
There  is  a  character  that  is  spoken  of  and  described  in  the 
Doctrine  &  Covenants  as  being  the  one  God  has  chosen  to 
attend  to  this  important  mission;  the  scriptures  clearly  indi- 
cate that  the  one  that  is  to  do  this  mission,  is  the  man  that  is 
to  be  raised  up  like  unto  Moses,  as  is  spoken  of  in  the  103rd 
Section  of  the  Doctrine  &  Covenants.  Let  us  examine  his  pre- 
requisites by  measuring  him  by  the  scriptures,  that  bear  upon 
this  important  subject.  He  is  to  be  like  unto  Moses  of  old, 
who  held  the  sceptre  of  power  in  his  hand.  Then  this  man 
like  unto  Moses  could  be  the  "Mighty  and  Strong"  one  spoken 
of  in  the  seventh  verse  of  the  85th  Section  of  the  Doctrine  & 
Covenants  that  is  to  come  holding  the  sceptre  of  power  in  his 
hand.  Moses  of  old  was  a  President,  then  this  one  that  is  to 
be  raised  up  like  unto  him,  must  be  a  President,  so  he  could 
set  the  House  of  God  in  order,  (Doc.  &  Cov.  107:91-93;  90:16), 
as  spoken  of  in  the  seventh  verse  of  the  85th  Section  of  the 
Doctrine  &  Covenants,  for  that  is  a  President's  duty.  (Doc. 
107:33.)  Moses  of  old  divided  by  lot  the  inheritances  and  had 
a  minister  to  attend  to  the  work  under  his  direction,  (Josh. 
1:1-23;  11:15-23),  so  this  one  who  is  to  be  raised  up  like 
unto  him,  could  divide  inheritances  as  is  spoken  of  in  the  seventh 
verse  of  the  85th  Section  of  the  Doctrine  &  Covenants  through 
a  presiding  Bishop,  a  Joshua.  Moses  of  old  held  the  sceptre 
of  power  in  his  hand,  (Exo.  4:17,  20,  21,)  so  the  one  that  is 
to  be  like  him,  could  be  the  one  who  is  to  bring  forth  the 
records  as  spoken  of  in  the  21st  Chapter  9-11  verses  of  III 
Nephi,  wherein  Alma,  37:4,  14,  18,  19)  says  the  Lord  is  going 
to  show  forth  His  power,  a  sceptre  of  power,  in  the  hand  of  the 
one  that  brings  them  forth,  II  Nephi  25:18;  Doc.  &  Cov., 
90:9-11;  1st  Nephi  13:39-41;  II  Nephi  3:24.  Jesus  Christ  says 


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the  Lord  will  make  bare  his  holy  arm  in  the  coming  forth  of 
these  last  records  (read  carefully  the  20th  and  21st  chapters  of 
III  Nephi  and  you  will  see  it  stated  clearly  in  comparison. 
Remember  the  making  bare  of  his  holy  arm  is  a  future  event. 
Doc.  &  Cov.  90:9-11.)  Then  this  one  like  unto  Moses  of  old 
could  be  the  one  through  whom  the  Lord  could  work  to  make 
bare  his  holy  arm  in  the  coming  forth  of  these  last  records. 

THE  MIGHTY  SERVANT  OF  THE  LORD  WILL  BE  MARRED 

AND  CAST  OUT  OF  THE  CHURCH  BY  HIS  BRETHREN 

AND  THEN  BE  HEALED  OF  THE  LORD. 

Then  this  man  like  unto  Moses  could  be  the  one  who  is  to 
declare  unto  the  people  of  the  coming  forth  of  these  last 
records  and  be  disbelieved  and  marred  for  so  doing.  And  the 
Lord  says  he  will  show  that  his  wisdom  is  greater  than  the 
cunning  of  the  devil.  (This  statement  shows  that  there  will 
be  great  opposition  to  this  man's  testimony  and  mission,  which 
opposition  will  be  inspired  by  the  devil,)  III  Nephi  21:9-11. 

THE  LAST  RECORDS  AS  A  SCEPTRE  OF  POWER  IN  THE 
HANDS  OF  THIS  MARRED  SERVANT  OF  THE  LORD. 

The  Lord  will  heal  this  man's  marring,  (Isaiah  speaks  of 
one  that  would  be  cast  out  of  the  Church,  but  the  Lord  is  to 
appear  to  his  joy  and  the  brethren  who  cast  him  out  of  the 
Church  are  to  be  made  ashamed,  etc.,  Isaiah  66:4-7)  and  the 
Lord  is  to  cause  this  marred  man  to  bring  forth  these  last 
records,  (3  Nephi  21:9-11)  which  will  be  a  sceptre  of  power 
in  his  hands  according  to  the  37th  Chapter  of  Alma.  These 
last  records  are  to  be  brought  forth  for  the  express  purpose  of 
convincing  all  people,  that  Jesus  Christ  is  the  Son  of  God  and 
that  the  Church  of  Jesus  Christ  of  Latter-day  Saints,  is  the 
only  Church  that  is  recognized  and  owned  by  the  Lamb  of  God 
upon  this  earth  today,  I  Nephi  14:10;  Ephesians  4:5;  II  Nephi 
10:16;  I  Nephi  13:39-41;  Doc.  &  Cov.  90:9-11;  II  Nephi  25:18. 
All  they,  when  these  last  records  come  forth,  who  will  not  believe 
Christ's  words,  which  this  marred  man  shall  bring  forth  unto 
them,  are  to  be  cut  off  from  among  the  people,  or  Saints  of  God, 
III  Nephi  21 :7-l  1.  So  that  man  like  unto  Moses  could  be  the  one 


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through  whom  Cod  could  cause  this  cutting  off  as  is  spoken  of 
in  Doctrine  &  Covenants,  85th  Section  and  III  Nephi  21st  Chap- 
ter. In  fact  he,  the  man  like  unto  Moses,  spoken  of  in  the  103rd 
Section  of  Doctrine  &  Covenants  is  the  one  character  spoken  of 
in  the  scriptures  that  has  all  the  necessary  pre-requisites  to  be 
the  one  spoken  of  in  the  7th  paragraph  of  the  85th  section  of  the 
Doctrine  &  Covenants.  The  Lord  says  He  is  going  to  perform  a 
strange  act,  strange  to  man,  but  not  to  God,  who  has  purposed 
it,  to  leave  all  men  without  an  excuse,  as  to  the  truthfulness  of 
the  Gospel.  The  making  bare  of  His  holy  arm  is  to  do  exactly 
the  same  thing,  to  leave  all  men  without  an  excuse  as  to  the 
truthfulness  of  the  Gospel.  Doc.  &  Cov.  101:92-95;  95:4; 
90:7-12.  This  man  like  unto  Moses,  who  must  be  a  President 
(Doc.  &  Cov.  107:91,  92)  could  play  the  part  in  this  strange 
act  in  being  raised  up  in  a  strange  manner,  (III  Nephi  21:9-11; 
II  Nephi  3:11,  24,)  to  take  the  place  of  the  President  that  is 
spoken  of  in  the  8th  verse  of  the  85th  section  of  the  Doctrine 
&  Covenants,  that  is  to  fall  by  a  shaft  of  death  in  such  a 
strange  way,  Doc.  &  Cov.  124:126;  90:1-6.  So  it  shows  very 
plainly  that  this  man  who  is  to  be  raised  up  like  unto  Moses 
of  old,  has  the  necessary  qualifications  to  be  the  one  fore- 
ordained, (Alma  13:1-12;  II  Nephi  3:11,  24,)  who  must  be  the 
Indian  prophet  who  is  to  bring  forth  records  in  the  strange  man- 
ner, and  finally,  after  much  marring,  is  to  bring  them  forth. 
These  last  and  all  records  are  to  usher  in  the  Lamanite's  day,  (I 
Nephi  13:39-41;  III  Nephi  21:7-11,)  so,  this  Indian  prophet 
spoken  of  could  be  the  one  who  is  to  come  holding  the  sceptre 
of  power  in  his  hands  for  the  accomplishment  of  God's  great 
design  in  this  day  and  age  of  the  world  in  behalf  of  all  Israel, 
and  particularly  for  the  lamanities  upon  this  continent.  The 
redemption  of  Zion  (the  pure  in  heart)  and  Zion  (the  New 
Jerusalem)  the  liberating  of  the  children  of  Israel  from  bond- 
age; the  building  of  the  New  Jerusalem  and  the  establishing  of 
all  people  who  are  eligible,  according  to  the  laws  of  God,  to  in- 
herit the  center  stake  of  Zion,  is  the  great  and  important 
mission  before  the  Church  of  Jesus  Christ  of  Latter-day  Saints 
today;  and  this  cannot  and  will  not  be  done,  until  the  man  like 
unto  Moses,  this  root  of  Jesse,  the  Indian  Prophet,  is  raised  up 


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to  do  it,  saith  the  Lord  God  (Doc.  &  Cov.  103:.)  The  Lord's 
strange  act,  (Doc.  &  Cov.  95:1-5;  101:85-95;  Isaiah  28:21,)  the 
making  bare  of  His  Holy  arm,  (Doc.  &  Cov.  90:9-11,  I.  Nephi 
22:10,  11,  II.  Nephi  33:11;  Moroni  7:35;  III.  Nephi  20:34-39.) 
In  the  coming  forth  of  last  and  all  records  (I.  Nephi  13:39-41, 
III.  Nephi  21:9-11;  26:6-13,)  wherein  God's  power  is  to  be 
shown  forth,  (Alma  37:4-19.)  The  brass  plates,  the  larger 
plates  of  Nephi,  the  sealed  records  and  instruments  of  anti- 
quity, have  never  been  delivered  to  the  Latter-day  Saints 
Church,  but  are  to  be  given  to  this  people  (or  Church)  in  this 
dispensation,  according  to  Historical  Record  Vol.  7,  1st  Chapter 
and  last  verse,  which  reads  as  follows:  "Joseph,  after  having 
completed  the  work  which  the  Lord  had  entrusted  him  with, 
delivered  the  records  back  to  Moroni,  who  still  has  them  in 
charge.  The  Lord  has  promised  that  the  sealed  part  of  the  re- 
cords shall,  in  His  own  due  time,  be  given  to  His  people  in  this 
dispensation,  together  with  other  sacred  records  and  instru- 
ments of  antiquity,  the  hiding  place  which  is  not  yet  known."  II 
Nephi  27:10,  11,21-24;  30:18;  Mormon  5:8-15;  Doc.  &  Cov.  128: 
18;  5:9-11;  17:6;  6:26,  29;  25:4;  III  Nephi  26:6-13;  Doc.  &  Cov. 
136:37-39.  This  mighty  man  who  is  to  do  this  marvelous  and 
strange  act  (work),  who  is  the  Indian  Prophet  (II  Nephi  3:24,) 
who  is  the  root  of  Jesse,  (compare  I  Nephi  13:39,  40,  Doc.  & 
Cov.  90:9-11)  then  compare  II  Nephi  21:5-11  with  II  Nephi  30: 
10-18;  III  Nephi  21 :9-l  1,  and  you  will  see  this  man  who  is  to  bring 
forth  the  last  and  all  records  is  to  be  greatly  marred  for  bearing 
testimony  of  the  same,  but  Jesus  Christ  will  heal  him  and  give 
him  power  to  bring  forth  the  records.  Isaiah  says  that  one  of  the 
Lord's  servants  shall  be  cast  out  of  the  Church  and  the  Church 
will  say,  let  the  Lord  be  glorified,  after  they  shall  cast  him  out, 
but  the  Lord  will  appear  to  his  joy,  and  they  that  cast  him  out 
shall  be  ashamed.  Isaiah  66:2-7.  So  this  root  of  Jesse  must  be 
the  "One  Mighty  and  Strong"  spoken  of  in  the  7th  verse  of  the 
85th  section  of  the  Doc.  &  Cov.,  for  he  has  a  mighty  work  to 
do  as  the  Lord's  servant,  in  bringing  forth  the  last  and  all 
records,  etc.,  which  is  the  final  and  last  work  preparatory  for 
the  Savior's  second  advent.  The  redemption  of  Zion 
is  many  years  in  the  future  (Doc,  &  Cov,  58:44;  128:18; 


—61— 

123:6-17)  from  the  organization  of  the  Church  of  Jesus  Christ 
of  Latter-day  Saints,  by  Joseph  Smith,  Jr.,  April  6,  A.  D. 
1830,  Doc.  &  Cov.  95:1-6;  101:85-95;  Isaiah  28:21;  Doc.  &  Cov. 
105:9. 

The  Lord  says  therefore  in  consequence  of  the  trans- 
gression of  My  people  it  is  expedient  in  Me  that  Mine  elders 
should  wait  for  a  little  season  for  the  redemption  of  Zion  and 
now  verily  I  say  concerning  the  residue  of  the  Elders  of  My 
Church,  the  time  has  not  come,  for  many  years,  for  them  to 
receive  their  inheritance  in  this  land,  except  they  desire  it 
through  the  prayer  of  faith  only  as  it  shall  be  appointed  unto 
them  of  the  Lord.  And  now  I  give  unto  you  a  word  concern- 
ing Zion.  Zion  shall  be  redeemed,  although  she  is  chastened 
for  a  little  season.  For  I  will  raise  up  unto  Myself  a  pure  people 
that  will  serve  Me  in  righteousness.  (Doc.  &  Cov.  100:13,  16,) 
for  it  is  My  will  that  these  lands  should  be  purchased,  and 
after  they  are  purchased  that  My  Saints  should  possess  them 
according  to  the  laws  of  consecration  which  I  have  given. 
(Doc.  &  Cov.  105:29.)  They  that  remain,  and  are  pure  in 
heart  shall  return,  and  come  to  their  inheritances,  they  and 
their  children,  with  songs  of  everlasting  joy,  to  build  up  the 
waste  places  of  Zion,  Doc.  Cov.  101:18.  The  Lord  says  he  will 
raise  up  unto  his  people  a  man  who  shall  lead  them  out  of 
bondage  like  as  Moses  did  anciently  with  power,  as  in  the  land 
of  Egypt,  then  he  must  hold  the  sceptre  of  power  in  his  hand, 
for  ancient  Moses  did,  Exo.  4:2,  4,  17.  This  mighty  and  strong 
servant  of  the  Lord  will  redeem  this  people,  Church  or  Israel, 
out  of  whatever  spiritual  and  temporal  bondage  they  may  be 
in,  and  set  the  Church  in  order  according  to  the  law  of  the 
Celestial  Kingdom,  (Doc.  &  Cov.,  105:1-6,  34,)  and  lead  them 
back  to  the  center  stake  of  Zion  to  their  inheritance  in  that 
promised  land. 

THE  INDIAN  PROPHET'S  AND  THE  LAMANITE'S  DAY. 

Now  as  the  Indians  or  Lamanites  are  to  be  the 
principle  builders  of  the  New  Jerusalem,  assisted  by  the 
Gentile  Saints,  III  Nephi  21:22-26,  makes  it  very  evident  the 
Lamanites  will  be  the  prominent  factors  in  this  Church  at  that 


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time,  for  they  are  to  blossom  as  the  rose  and  flourish  upon 
the  hills  and  rejoice  upon  the  mountains,  before  they  return 
to  the  center  stake  of  Zion,  Doc.  &  Cov.  49:24-26.  When  they 
return  they  are  to  be  the  principle  builders  of  the  New  Jeru- 
salem III  Nephi  21:22-26.  The  Lamanites  in  the  day  of  the 
Lord's  wisdom  are  to  return  unto  Him  (III  Nephi  16:)  and  the 
last  records  are  to  come  in  the  day  of  God's  wisdom  (Alma 
37:)  and  as  an  Indian  Prophet  is  to  rise  up  mighty  among 
them,  who  shall  do  much  good  both  in  word,  (in  bearing  testi- 
mony of  the  coming  forth  of  these  last  records)  and  in  deed 
(by  bringing  forth  of  these  last  records  after  much  marring 
III  Nephi  21:7-12)  being  an  instrument  in  the  hands  of  God, 
with  exceeding  faith  (exceeding  faith  because  of  the  tremen- 
dous opposition  he  will  meet  for  bearing  testimony  of  this 
last  work,  and  the  many  years  that  are  to  elapse  before  this 
great  work  is  accomplished)  to  work  mighty  wonders  (as 
Moses  of  old  did)  and  do  that  thing  which  is  great  (the  bring- 
ing forth  of  the  last  and  all  records  through  the  greatest  op- 
position and  marring,  Isaiah  66:5;  III  Nephi  21:9-12,  and  to  be 
healed  of  the  Lord,  which  will  certainly  constitute  a  great  and 
strange  work)  in  the  sight  of  God  and  unto  the  seed  of  thy 
brethren,  II  Nephi  3:11,  24.  The  mission  of  this  Indian  Prophet 
in  behalf  of  the  house  of  Israel  and  the  seed  of  his  brethren, 
the  Lamanites,  is  to  accomplish  the  same  results  as  are  to  be 
accomplished  when  the  Lord  reveals  His  arm  in  power,  (Doc. 
&  Cov.  90:9-11,)  in  the  coming  forth  of  the  last  and  all  records. 
I  Nephi  13:  39-41;  II  Nephi  30:18;  I  Nephi  14:10-15.  The  work 
to  be  performed  by  the  Indian  Prophet  and  the  time  and  pur- 
pose of  said  mission,  is  very  convincing  that  he  is  the  "mighty 
and  Strong"  character  who  is  to  do  the  work  which  the  Lord 
says  this  man  like  unto  Moses  is  to  do.  Moses  was  a  President, 
(Doc.  &  Cov.  107:91,  92,)  with  all  the  gifts,  powers  and  author- 
ity, that  God  bestowed  upon  any  man,  and  he  talked  face  to 
face  with  the  Lord;  and  there  was  none  like  him  in  all  Israel, 
and  there  arose  not  a  prophet  since  in  Israel  like  unto  Moses, 
(Exod.  33:11  Num.  12:7,  8;)  whom  the  Lord  knew  face  to  face 
and  Joshua  was  in  Israel  and  remained  with  them  for  years 
after  Moses  died,  Deut.  34:9-12.  The  Lord  does  not  say  he  will 


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raise  up  unto  His  people  a  man  like  unto  Joshua,  (a  presiding 
Bishop)  as  the  said  Church  article  would  like  to  make  people 
believe,  nor  does  the  Lord  say  a  Bishop  is  going  to  put  forth 
his  hand  to  steady  the  ark  of  God,  and  fall  by  a  shaft  of 
death,  etc.,  or  even  infer  it  is  a  Bishop,  as  the  said  Church 
article  would  have  people  believe,  Joshua  1:1;  11:15;  Num. 
34:16-20.  Joshua  received  his  instructrions  from  God  by  Urim 
through  Eleazer  the  Priest  of  the  Levitical  Order  of  the  Priest- 
hood, thus  was  the  presiding  Bishop  instructed  and  why? 
Because  there  only  remained  after  the  death  of  Moses  the 
Aaronic  or  the  Levitical  Order  of  the  Priesthood,  which  holds 
the  keys  of  the  ministering  of  angels  and  instruction  by  Urim, 
etc.,  Doc.  &  Cov.  107:15;  88;  84:25,  26;  Num.  27:21.  Now  as 
the  Lord  says;  a  Bishop  is  to  divide  inheritance  and  be  a  judge 
in  Israel  like  as  it  was  in  ancient  days,  (Doc.  &  Cov.  58:17) 
he  is  to  be  a  modern  Joshua,  a  President  of  the  Levitical  Order 
of  the  Priesthood  (Doc.  &  Cov.  107:88,)  Joshua  was  an  ancient 
Presiding  Bishop  (Doc.  &  Cov.  107:15,)  who  fulfilled  the  of- 
fice, as  is  delegated  to  the  head  Bishop,  in  this  Church  today. 
This  modern  Joshua  must  have  some  of  this  modern  Moses' 
honor  (or  power)  (Doc.  &  Cov.  107:11-15,  72-74,)  put  upon  him 
(in  order  that  the  Church  will  be  obedient  to  his  ministry,  in 
establishing  them  in  their  inheritances,  as  Joshua  had  put  upon 
him  anciently,  (Num.  27:20;  11:17,)  to  establish  Israel  in  their 
inheritance.  Joshua  did  as  Moses  directed  in  everything, 
(Joshua  1 1 :15,)  and  likewise  must  this  modern  presiding  Bishop 
do  as  this  modern  Moses  directs  in  order  that  this  mission  shall 
be  done  as  in  ancient  days,  (Doc.  &  Cov.  58:17;)  thus  we  see 
that  a  presiding  Bishop  cannot  hold  the  sceptre  of  power  in 
his  hand,  but  is  to  have  some  power  put  upon  him  by  the  one 
who  does  hold  the  sceptre  of  power  in  his  hand,  who  is  God's 
legal  representative  and  a  President  of  the  Melchisedek  Priest- 
hood always  (Doc.  &  Cov.  81:2,)  whenever  the  Melchisedek 
Priesthood  is  on  this  earth;  thus  a  bishop  must  always  be 
subject  to  the  President  of  the  High  Priesthood  when  upon  the 
earth,  and  have  some  of  the  honor  or  power  put  upon  him. 
This  "Mighty  and  Strong"  Indian  Prophet,  man  like  unto 


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Moses,  root  of  Jesse,  that  is  to  bring  forth  the  last  and  all 
records  and  do  this  great  and  mighty  work  in  behalf  of  Israel, 
etc.,  must  talk  face  to  face  with  the  Lord  and  Savior  Jesus 
Christ,  as  did  Moses  of  old,  and  as  did  the  Prophet  Joseph 
Smith,  in  order  to  be  like  unto  them  and  act  with  authority 
and  power,  and  be  rightfully  their  legal  successors.  This  is 
the  kind  of  a  man  he  must  be  in  order  that  the  Saints  will  be 
obedient  to  his  ministry. 

ONE  MAN  ON  EARTH  AT  A  TIME  TO  HOLD 

THE  SCEPTRE  OF  POWER.' 

The  scriptural  proof,  and  reasoning,  why  a  Presiding 
Bishop,  who  standeth  in  his  mission  as  in  ancient  days,  (Doc. 
&  Cov.  58:17)  to  divide  inheritances,  cannot  hold  the  sceptre 
of  power  in  his  hand,  in  part,  is  this,  there  is  never  to  be  but 
one  man  on  this  earth  at  a  time,  who  is  to  hold  the  sceptre  or 
keys  of  power  in  his  hand,  (Doc.  &  Cov.  132:7,  59,  60,)  and 
that  one  is  always  the  President  of  the  Melchisedek  Priesthood, 
and  of  necessity  the  President  of  the  Church  of  Jesus  Christ 
upon  the  earth,  Doc.  &  Cov.  81:2.  The  keys  of  the  Kingdom 
we  have  shown  to  be  the  sceptre  that  was  wrested  from  Judah 
by  John  the  Baptist  into  the  hands  of  Jesus  Christ,  and  from 
Peter,  in  connection  with  James  and  John,  his  counsellors, 
upon  the  head  of  Joseph  Smith  the  Prophet,  and  this  sceptre, 
keys  of  the  Kingdom,  belongs  always  unto  the  President  of 
the  High  Priesthood.  Doc.  &  Cov.  81:2,  whenever  this  holy 
Priesthood  is  upon  the  earth.  Moses  was  a  President  of  the 
High  Priesthood  (Doc.  &  Cov.  107:91-  92)  and  held  the  keys 
of  power  and  sceptre,  or  rod  of  God,  in  his  hand  as  the  royal 
ensign  of  his  authority,  (Num.  20:8,  9;  Exo.  4:17-21;  17:9) 
and  was  without  an  equal  in  all  Israel,  (Deut.  34:9-12)  and 
was  the  most  meek  man  in  Israel,  (Num.  12:3)  and  the  only 
one  with  whom  God  spoke  face  to  face  and  there  arose  not  a 
Prophet  since  like  him,  (Deut.  34:10;  Num.  12:7,  8.)  He  was 
God's  mighty  and  strong  leader  with  the  sceptre  of  power, 
(rod  of  God)  in  his  hands,  (Exo.  4:17-20,)  and  he,  as  God's 
servant,  (Jos.  1:2,  7,  11:15)  put  some  of  his  honor  or  power 
(Doc.  &  Cov.  29:36,)  upon  Joshua  whose  position  and  duty  was 


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that  of  a  Presiding  Bishop,  (Doc.  &  Cov.  107:15,  88,)  who  did 
as  Moses  directed  him  in  his  work  (Joshua  1:1,  11:15)  per- 
taining to  the  establishing  of  the  Israelites  in  their  inheritances 
in  that  olden  time.  (Joshua  11:15-23.) 

A   BISHOP  TO   BE   DIRECTED   BY   THE   PRESIDENT. 

Therefore  the  Presiding  Bishop  at  the  time  the  worthy 
Saints  are  to  be  returned  and  established  in  their  inheritance 
in  Jackson  County,  Misouri,  and  the  surrouding  country,  must 
be  directed  by,  and  be  obedient  to,  one  like  unto  Moses,  a 
President,  Doc.  &  Cov.  103:11-18;  107:91,  92,)  who  is  to  be 
raised  up  holding  the  sceptre  of  power  in  his  hand,  (Doc.  & 
Cov.  85:7;  Exo.  4:17-20)  to  set  in  order  the  house  of  God,  (or 
Church,  I  Tim.  3:15;  Doc.  &  Cov.  20:1;  90:16,)  and  arrange  by 
lot  the  inheritances  of  the  Saints,  Num.  34:13-29;  33:50-54; 
Joshua  11:15-23;  14:1,  2;  18:10.  This  future  Moses  President 
will  have  the  Presiding  Bishop  attend  to  the  dividing  by  lot  of 
inheritance,  as  his  minister  in  the  matter,  (Joshua  1:1,  11:15,) 
in  order  that  it  be  done  as  in  ancient  days,  and  to  conform  to  the 
word  of  God,  in  this  matter,  Doc.  &  Cov.  58:17.  "To  the  law 
and  to  the  testimony,  and  if  they  speak  not  according  to  this 
word,  it  is  because  there  is  no  light  in  them,"  II  Nephi  18:20. 
Zion  is  under  condemnation  and  will  remain  so  until  they 
repent  and  do  according  to  that  which  is  written.  Doc.  &  Cov. 
84:56,  57. 

A   PRESIDENT  TO  SET  IN   ORDER  ALL  THE 
AFFAIRS  OF  THE  CHURCH. 

The  Lord  says  in  speaking  to  the  Presidency  of  His 
Church,  "and  this  shall  be  your  business  and  mission  in  all 
your  lives,  to  preside  in  counsel  and  set  in  order  all  the  affairs 
of  this  Church  and  Kingdom."  Doc.  &  Cov.  90:16.  Therefore 
any  setting  in  order  that  is  necessary  to  be  done,  or  attended 
to,  in  this  Church  and  Kingdom,  (Doc.  &  Cov.  85:7)  must  be 
done  by  the  Presidency  of  this  Church,  in  order  to  comply 
with  the  word  of  God,  and  that  Presidency  must  have  an  offi- 
ciating head,  as  God's  vicegerant,  as  Moses  and  the  Prophet 
Joseph  Smith  respectively  were  in  their  day  and  time,  for 


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there  is  never  but  one  man  on  earth  at  a  time  who  is  to  hold 
the  keys  of  power  and  superintend  all  the  affairs  of  God's 
work  on  this  earth.  Doc.  &  Cov.  132:7  90:16;  81:2.  The  Lord 
says  "and  it  shall  come  to  pass  that  I  the  Lord  God  will  send 
one  mighty  and  strong,  holding  the  sceptre  of  power  in  his 
hand  clothed  with  light  for  a  covering,  whose  mouth  shall 
utter  words,  eternal  words;  while  his  bowels  shall  be  a  fountain 
of  truth,  to  set  in  order  the  house  of  God  and  to  arrange  by 
lot  the  inheritances  of  the  Saints,  whose  names  are  found,  and 
the  names  of  their  fathers,  and  of  their  children,  enrolled  in 
the  book  of  the  law  of  God."  This  great  man  evidently  will  be 
the  Lord's  servant,  for  God  sends  him  to  set  His  house  in 
order,  and  to  return  the  worthy  Saints  to  their  place  of  promise, 
that  the  great  central  temple  and  the  New  Jerusalem  may  be 
builded  preparatory  for  His  second  coming.  This  great  and 
mighty  man  must  have  aids  and  assistants  to  accomplish  this 
great  work. 

GEORGE   T.    PEAY'S    STATEMENT    CONCERNING 
THE   TIME    OF    THE   SEVENTH    PRESIDENT. 

Elder  George  T.  Peay,  of  Provo,  now  deceased,  said, 
during  the  summer  of  1900,  that  he  was  out  in  his  field, 
about  2  o'clock  P.  M.,  on  a  clear  day  and  could  see  that  there 
was  no  one  near  him,  for  he  could  see  for  one  fourth  mile 
in  any  direction;  a  voice  spoke  out  of  heaven  and  said  "In 
the  time  of  the  seventh  President  of  this  Church,  great  things 
will  happen  and  wonderful  things  transpire;  he  told  this  to 
dozens  of  different  people,  who  can  bear  witness. 

PRES.   JOHN    TAYLOR'S    PROPHECY    PERTAINING 

TO  THE  TIME  OF  THE  SEVENTH  PRESIDENT. 
In  September  of  1886  during  the  underground  days,  John 
Taylor,  then  the  President  of  the  Church  of  Jesus  Christ  of 
Latter-day  Saints,  while  standing  in  a  halo  of  light,  said,  that 
during  the  administration  of  the  seventh  President  of  this  Church 
that  the  Church  would  be  in  bondage  temporally  as  well  as 
spiritually,  and  at  that  time  God  would  raise  up  the  one 
"Mighty  and  Strong,"  as  spoken  of  in  the  85th  section  of  the 
Doctrine  and  Covenants  to  deliver  His  Saints  out  of  bondage  and 


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to  make  honorable  the  principle  for  which  he  was  then  in 
hiding,  meaning  polygamy.  This  can  be  attested  to  by  living 
witnesses,  if  further  proof  is  necessary. 

WHEN  ZION  PUTS  ON  HER  BEAUTIFUL  GARMENTS. 
Zion  is  to  put  on  her  beautiful  garments  when  the  United 
Order  by  consecration  is  established  and  other  principles  and 
laws  of  the  Celestial  Kingdom  in  connection  therewith  are 
lived.  (Doc.  &  Cov.  105:1-6,  34;  82:14-21.)  Then  Zion  is  to  put 
on  the  authority  of  the  Priesthood  and  to  return  to  that  power 
which  she  had  lost,  Doc.  &  Cov.  113:7,  8;  III  Nephi  20:34-46. 
Some  of  the  power  which  Zion  has  lost,  is  in  the  abandonment 
of  the  living  of  the  United  Order  by  consecration  for  the  Lord 
says;  "Nevertheless,  in  your  temporal  things  you  shall  be  equal, 
and  that  not  grudgingly,  otherwise  the  abundance  of  the  mani- 
festation of  the  spirit  shall  be  withheld  (a  spiritual  bondage) 
Doc.  &  Cov.  70:14.  In  union  there  is  strength,  and  if  ye  are 
not  equal  in  earthly  things  and  united  according  to  the  union 
required  by  the  law  of  the  Celestial  Kingdom,  ye  cannot  be 
equal  in  obtaining  heavenly  things,  (Doc.  &  Cov.  78:5,  6,) 
and  without  this  union,  Jesus  Christ  will  never  receive  you  or 
His  Church  unto  Himself,  Doc.  &  Cov.  105:4,  5.  This  Church 
might  have  been  redeemed  before  now  had  the  Saints  lived  the 
Celestial  law,  which  is  union,  equality  and  oneness,  then  would 
the  abundance  of  the  spirit  been  with  them,  and  they  would  have 
had  continuous  revelation  (Doc.  &  Cov.  70:14,)  but  through 
covetousness,  transgression  and  feigned  words  the  United 
Order  by  consecration  was  dissolved,  Doc.  &  Cov.  104:48-53, 
and  discontinued  for  a  little  season,  Doc.  &  Cov.  105:1-7,  9, 
13;  58:44;  100:13,  16;  52:43.  The  Lord  says:  "And  my  people 
must  needs  be  chastened  until  they  learn  obedience  (to  Celes- 
tial law  of  union,  equality  and  oneness)  if  it  must  needs  be 
by  the  things  which  they  suffer/'  Doc.  &  Cov.  105:4-6.  So  this 
modern  Moses  is  to  redeem  the  children  of  the  Church  of  Jesus 
Christ  of  Latter-day  Saints  back  into  the  United  Order,  and 
all  other  laws  pertaining  to  the  Celestial  Kingdom,  so  that 


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they  may  have  continued  revelation,  (Doc.  &  Cov.  103:14,  16,) 
and  an  abundance  of  the  manifestation  of   His  spirit,    (Doc. 
&  Cov.  70:14.)    "That  you  may  be  equal  in  the  bands  of  heaven- 
ly things;  yea,  and  earthly  things  also,  for  the  obtaining  of  heav- 
enly  things;    for   if   ye   are   not   equal   in    earthly   things,   ye 
cannot  be  equal  in  obtaining  heavenly  things;  for  if  you  will 
that  I  give  unto  you  a  place  in  the  celestial  world,  you  must 
prepare  yourselves   by   doing   the   things   which    I   have   com- 
manded   you,    and    required    of    you."      Doc.    &    Cov.    78:5-7; 
105:1-5;  42:29-39.    "Behold  I  say  unto  you,  were  it  not  for  the 
transgressions  of  my  people,  speaking  concerning  the  Church 
and  not  individuals,  they  might  have  been  redeemed  even  now; 
But  behold,  they  have  not  learned  to  be  obedient  to  the  things 
which  I  required  at  their  hands,  but  are  full  of  all  manner  of 
evils,  and  do  not  impart  of  their  substance,  as  becometh  saints, 
to  the  poor  and  afflicted  among  them   (the  Saints  today  are 
contaminated  somewhat  with  this  same  disease,)   and  are  not 
united  according  to  the  union  required  by  the  law  of  the  Ce- 
lestial  Kingdom;   (this  same  cap   fits  the  Church  today)    and 
Zion  cannot  be  biult  up,  unless  it  is  by  the  principles  of  the 
law  of  the  Celestial  Kingdom,  otherwise  I  cannot  receive  her 
unto  myself;   (then  it  is  absolutely  necessary  and  imperative 
that  this  Church  be  set  in  order)  and  my  people  must  needs 
be  chastened  until  they  learn  obedience,  if  it  must  needs  be, 
by  the  things  which  they  suffer;"  and  are  willing  to  abide  the 
law  of  the  Celestial  Kingdom,  Doc.  &  Cov.  105:1-6.    God  says 
this  order  was  given  and  commanded  to  be  established  and  to 
be  an  everlasting  order  for  the  benefit  of  the  Church,  and  for 
the  salvation  of  men  until  he  comes,  Doc.  &  Cov.  104:1,  15,  16, 
18;  82:20,  21;  42:39.     Thus  we  see  this  Celestial  law  must  be 
re-established.     Therefore  the  Lord  God  will  rise  up  and  per- 
form his  strange  act  and  cause  a  President  to  fall  by  the  shaft 
of  death  as  recorded  in  the  85th  Section  of  Doctrine  &  Cove- 
nants, 7th  verse.    Behold  the  Lord  slayeth  the  wicked  to  bring 
forth  his  righteous  purposes.    It  is  better  that  one  man  should 
perish,  than  that  a  nation  should  dwindle  and  perish  in  un- 
belief, 1  Nephi  4:13;  Alma  30:47. 


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WHEN    THE   GOSPEL    TURNS    UNTO    THE    LAMANITES, 
JEWS  AND  ALL  NATIONS  IN  POWER  IN  VERY  DEED. 

This  marvelous  strange  act  as  spoken  of  in  holy  writ 
cannot  be  accomplished  until  the  time  comes  when  the  Lord 
sees  fit  to  make  bare  his  holy  arm,  (I  Nephi  22:10,  11,  20,  21; 
III  Nephi  20:35),  which  will  be  when  the  man  disbelieved  and 
marred  brings  forth  records  as  Jesus  Christ  explained  to  the 
Nephites,  III  Nephi  21:9-11.  Which  will  be  when  the  Gospel 
will  turn  unto  the  Jews  and  the  Lamanites,  and  all  the  nations 
of  the  earth,  which  is  a  future  event,  Doc.  &  Cov.  90:7-12;  Isaiah 
1:16-28.  Joseph  Smith,  the  Prophet  prayed  for  the  Lord  to 
make  bare  his  arm  and  redeem  Zion,  Doc.  &  Cov.  109:51.  This 
would  indicate  the  man  like  unto  Moses  as  being  the  one 
through  whom  God  would  work,  to  make  bare  His  arm  for  He 
is  the  one  that  is  spoken  of  that  the  Lord  is  going  to  raise  up 
to  redeem  Zion  or  that  which  he  did  appoint  a  Zion 
unto  his  people,  (Doc.  &  Cov.  103:  14-18,)  therefore  this  root 
of  Jesse,  the  Indian  Prophet,  "Mighty  and  Strong"  man  that 
the  Lord  is  going  to  send  to  set  in  order  the  house  of  God 
is  to  re-establish  the  United  Order  by  consecration  and  make 
his  (God's)  law  (which  includes  plurality  of  wives)  honorable, 
(Isaiah  42:21;  5:25;  24:5)  and  to  arrange  by  lot  the  inheritance 
of  the  Saints.  He  is,  and  can  be  none  other  than  this  man 
like  unto  Moses,  a  president,  for  it  takes  a  president  to  set  in 
order  the  affairs  of  this  Church  and  Kingdom,  Doc.  &  Cov. 
90:16.  And  it  takes  a  man  like  unto  Moses  to  redeem  Zion 
and  divide  by  lot  the  inheritance  of  the  Saints  and  have  a 
Presiding  Bishop  attend  to  the  dividing  by  lot,  inheritances 
as  his  minister,  as  typical  of  ancient  days,  (Josh.  1:1;  Doc. 
&  Cov.  58:17),  thus  we  see  the  one  character  that  has  all  the 
necessary  prerequisites  to  be  this  one  spoken  of  in  the 
85th  Section  of  the  Doctrine  &  Covenants,  is  this 
modern  Moses  spoken  of  in  the  103rd  Section  of  the 
same  book:  As  has  been  shown  he  must  be  a  presi- 
dent: (Doc.  &  Cov.  107:91,  92,)  and  the  one  who  is  to 
fall  by  the  shaft  of  death,  is  as  thoroughly  proven  to  be  a 
President  as  it  is  proven  that  the  one  sent  of  God  to  set  his 


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house  or  Church  (I  Tim.  3:15.)  in  order  is  to  be  a  president, 
for  the  "Mighty  and  Strong"  one,  that  is  to  come,  is  to  take 
the  place  and  be  established  in  the  position  that  this  fallen 
President  makes  vacant.  Therefore  according  to  holy  scrip- 
tures, this  one  "Mighty  and  Strong"  who  is  to  come,  cannot 
possibly  be  a  bishop,  neither  can  it  possibly  be  a  bishop  that 
putteth  forth  his  hand  to  steady  the  ark  of  God,  and  then 
fall,  or  to  have  the  sentence  of  death  mitigated  in  his  behalf 
like  as  this  said  Church  article  says  the  sentence  of  death 
against  Bishop  Edward  Partridge  was  withdrawn.  According 
to  the  laws  of  God  the  ecclesiastical  position  of  a  Bishop  is  not 
equal  unto  such  a  work,  as  it  takes  a  President  of  the  Mel- 
chisedek  priesthood  or  President  of  the  Church  to  do,  Doc. 
&  Cov.  90:16;  132:7;  81:2;  107:8;  14,  15,  17,  18,  68,  87,  88. 

THE  "MIGHTY  AND  STRONG"  ONE  IS  TO  RETURN 
SCATTERED  ISRAEL  BACK  TO  MISSOURI,  THE 
LAND  OF  THE  NEW  JERUSALEM. 

It  takes  a  President  to  fulfill  the  requirements  as  set  forth 
in  the  85th  and  103rd  Sections  of  the  Doc.  &  Cov.  Moses  was 
a  President  of  the  Melchisedek  priesthood,  and  not  a  Bishop, 
and  one  "Mighty  and  Strong"  like  unto  him  is  to  redeem  Zion, 
them  lead  her  back  to  the  center  stake  of  Zion  or  Mount  Zion, 
in  the  land  of  Missouri,  and  then  establish  her  in  that  land 
of  the  New  Jerusalem,  in  her  inheritance,  Doc.  &  Cov.  103: 
11-18;  85:.  Then  this  mighty  man  will  be  the  President  of  the 
Church,  the  greatest  of  all  and  without  an  equal  in  all  Israel 
in  order  to  be  like  Moses  of  old,  Deut.  34:9-12;  Num.  12:3. 
Some  people  have  said  President  Brigham  Young  was  the  man 
like  unto  Moses,  spoken  of  in  the  103rd  Section  of  the  Doc- 
trine &  Covenants.  But  this  85th  Section  of  the  Doctrine  & 
Covenants  says,  in  connection  with  the  103rd  Section  of  the 
Doctrine  &  Covenants,  to  return  to  the  land  of  Zion  from  whence 
they  were  scattered.  President  Brigham  Young  only  helped 
to  scatter  (Doc.  &  Cov.  103:11,  (in  a  manner)  for  he  led  the 
people  out  away  and  established  them  in  a  land  more  than 
one  thousand  miles  from  the  center  stake  of  Zion,  Jackson 
County,  Missouri.  President  Young  has  long  since  passed 


to  the  other  side  and  Zion  is  not  yet  redeemed  and  returned 
to  the  land  spoken  of  in  the  85th  and  103rd  Sections  of  the 
Doctrine  and  Covenants.  Still  again  the  word  of  the  Lord 
comes  to  President  Brigham  Young,  January  14th,  1847;  at 
Winterquarters,  that  stops  all  speculation  as  to  President  Brig- 
ham  Young's  mission,  which  says,  "Let  every  man  use  his 
influence  and  property  to  remove  this  people  to  the  place 
where  the  Lord  shall  locate  a  Stake  of  Zion,  Doc.  &  Cov.  136:10. 
Independence,  Jackson  County,  Missouri  is  the  land  of  Zion 
and  not  a  Stake  of  Zion,  (Doc.  &  Cov.  101 :16,  21)  and  is  called 
Zion,  the  abode  of  Zion  (the  pure  in  heart,  Doc.  97:21)  and  is 
also  called  Mount  Zion,  which  shall  be  the  City  of  New  Jeru- 
salem, Doc.  &  Cov.  84:2.  Enoch  said,  "And  the  Lord  called 
His  people  Zion,  because  they  were  of  one  heart  and  one  mind, 
and  dwelt  in  righteousness;  and  there  was  no  poor  among 
them,"  Pearl  of  Great  Price  7:18. 

MANY  NAMES  BY  WHICH  THIS  MIGHTY  SERVANT  OF 

THE  LORD  IS  DESIGNATED. 

Zion,  the  New  Jerusalem,  the  selected  dwelling  place  of 
the  Lord  and  Savior  Jesus  Christ;  back  to  this  Holy  and  con- 
secrated spot  of  earth  is  where  this  modern  Moses,  root  of 
Jesse,  Indian  Prophet,  much  marred  and  cast  out  servant  of  the 
Lord,  the  "Mighty  and  Strong"  leader,  President  of  the  Church 
of  Jesus  Christ  of  Latter-day  Saints,  who  is  to  be  revealed  and 
established  in  the  very  near  future  as  God's  chosen  viseger- 
ant,  and  legal  representative:  He  is  to  lead  all  worthy  Saints, 
(Doc.  103:11-18;  101:  16-21;  85:)  back  to  Zion  the  place  ap- 
pointed, for  the  building  of  the  great  central  temple  and  the 
City  of  the  New  Jerusalem,  which  is  the  land  of  Independence, 
Jackson  County,  Missouri,  from  whence  the  saints  were  driven 
and  in  1847  and  were  led  by  President  Brigham  Young  to  the 
top  of  the  mountains  to  fulfill  prophecy,  Micah  4:1,  10;  Isaiah 
2:2;  Doc.  &  Cov.  49:25-26.  In  fulfillment  of  these  prophecies, 
the  early  day  saints  of  Joseph  Smith's  time  have  come  to  the 
mountains,  and  are  established  in  Utah,  and  other  moun- 
tainous states  of  the  west.  Thus  we  see  President  Brigham 
Young  was  not  the  one  referred  to  as  spoken  of  in  the 


—72— 

85th  Section  of  the  Doctrine  and  Covenants.  The  land  of 
the  New  Jerusalem  can  only  be  inherited  by  living  the  United 
Order  by  consecration  and  other  laws  of  the  Celestial  King- 
dom, including  plurality  of  wives,  Isaiah  4:  II  Nephi  14:  Doc. 
&  Cov.  132:.  In  the  land  of  the  New  Jerusalem  the  Savior 
will  come  and  accept  Zion,  the  pure  in  heart,  according  to  the  laws 
of  the  Celestial  Kingdom  and  upon  no  other  condition,  Doc. 
&  Cov.  105:1-6,  34.  And  the  Lord  further  says,  "Let  those 
commandments  which  I  have  given  concerning  Zion  and  her 
law  be  executed  and  fulfilled  after  her  redemption,"  Doc.  & 
Cov.  105:34.  This  shows  the  reason  why  the  United  Order  by 
consecration  is  not  established  and  why  the  legality  or  illeg- 
ality of  polygamy  in  this  Church  is  such  a  shrouded  mystery  in 
the  minds  of  the  people  today:  (on  account  of  the  manifesto 
or  Dr.  Jeckel  and  Mr.  Hyde  alliance). 

THE  REDEMPTION  OF  ZION  BY  THE  "MIGHTY  AND 
STRONG  ONE"   NECESSARY. 

God  says  these  Celestial  laws  are  to  be  fulfilled  and  exe- 
cuted after  Zion's  redemption,  which  cannot  be  accomplished 
until  the  one  like  unto  Moses,  a  President,  is  raised  up  to  set 
this  church  in  order.  Doc.  &  Cov.  85:7;  103:11-18  III  Nephi 
21:9-11;  Alma  37:1-19. 

This  setting  of  the  Church  in  order  cannot  be  attended  to 
until  this  man  like  unto  Moses  has  borne  testimony  of  the 
coming  forth  of  the  last  and  all  records  (III  Nephi  21:9-11; 
I  Nephi  13:39-41;  II  Nephi  21:4-11  in  comparison  with  II  Nephi 
30:9-18,)  and  be  disbelieved  and  marred  and  cast  out  of  the 
Church,  (Isaiah  66:5  III  Nephi  21:9-11,)  and  then  be  healed  by 
the  hand  of  the  Lord,  (Isaiah  66:5;  III  Nephi  21:11,)  then  he  is 
to  bring  forth  these  last  records  and  be  established  in  his 
place  at  the  head  of  the  Church  and  then,  and  not  until  then, 
will  the  Church  be  set  in  order  according  to  the  way  and  manner 
spoken  of  in  holy  writ. 

O.  F.  WHITNEY  ARTICLE  EXCERPT. 
Apostle  Orson  F.  Whitney  gives  a  very  appropriate  reason 
why  the  authorities  and  members  of  the  Church  of  Jesus  Christ 


—73— 

of  Latter-day  Saints  oppose  the  coming  forth  of  the  last 
records,  (III  Nephi  21:9-11)  by  the  one  "Mighty  and  Strong", 
to  set  the  Church  in  order,  etc.,  (Doc.  &  Cov.  85:)  and  why 
attempts  are  made  to  explain  away  this  85th  section.  Brother 
Whitney  says:  "Revelation  is  ever  the  iconoclast  of  tradition; 
and  such  is  the  bigotry  of  man,  his  natural  hatred  of  the  new 
and  strange,  as  opposed  to  his  personal  interests  or  private 
views,  that  the  very  lives  of  those  whose  mission  is  to  intro- 
duce and  establish  new  doctrines,  though  designed  as  a  bless- 
ing to  humanity,  are  ever  in  danger  from  those  whose  tradi- 
tions would  thus  be  uprooted  and  destroyed."  History  of 
Heber  C.  Kimball,  pp.  333.  Therefore;  said  Church  Article  of 
1905  and  1907  is  a  natural  sequence  or  something  to  be  ex- 
pected, for  the  Lord  says:  "For  behold,  I  am  God;  and  I  am 
a  God  of  miracles;  and  I  will  show  unto  the  world  that  I  am 
the  same  yesterday,  to-day  and  forever;  and  I  v/ork  not  among 
the  children  of  men  save  it  be  according  to  their  faith," 
II  Nephi  27:23. 

Three  revelations;  two  to  President  John  Taylor  in  the 
years  1882  and  1886,  and  one  to  President  Wilford  Woodruff  in 
the  year  1889,  have  been  given  to  this  Church,  or  to  the  authori- 
ties of  this  Church,  who  should  have  given  them  to  the  Church : 
Said  revelations  have  not  been  revoked  by  "Thus  saith  the 
Lord,"  so  are  still  in  full  force  and  effect.  The  authorities  to 
date,  (June,  1922),  have  failed  to  comply  with  the  requests  par- 
ticularized in  said  revelations,  and  why  have  they  not  obeyed 
the  Lord?  The  answer  comes:  Because  they  don't  think  the  Lord 
means  what  he  says,  in  said  revelations;  for  their  actions  cry 
aloud;  "we  have  no  faith  in  the  Lord:"  And  why  have  they  no 
faith  in  the  Lord?  Moroni  answers,  "Neither  can  ye  be 
saved  in  the  Kingdom  of  God,  if  ye  have  no  faith;  neither 
can  ye  if  ye  have  no  hope;  and  if  ye  have  no  hope,  ye  must 
needs  be  in  despair;  and  despair  cometh  because  of  iniquity," 
Moroni  10:21,  22. 

The  righteous  are  as  bold  as  a  lion,  which  naturally  infers 
that  sinners  are  cowardly  and  flee  when  no  man  pursueth, 
(Prov.  28:1 ;  Lev.  26:17;  Ps.  53:5,)  therefore;  the  whole  Church, 
leaders  and  all,  are  branded  as  a  bunch  of  cowards  in  the  sight 


—74— 

of  Almighty  God,  who  have  disregarded  the  contents  of  said 
above  quoted  three  revelations.  The  Lord  cannot  work  through, 
or  with  faithless,  timid  leaders  to  bring  about  Zion's  redemp- 
tion; the  only  thing  the  Lord  can  or  will  do  with  such  types 
of  men  who  are  occupying  the  positions  as  leaders,  will  be  to 
move  them  out  of  the  way  in  order  to  make  room  for  new 
timber  that  believe  in  "thus  saith  the  Lord"  and  are  willing  to 
do  as  the  Lord  directs,  Doc.  &  Cov.  85:7,  8. 

INDIAN    PROPHET'S   MISSION. 

There  is  no  redemption  for  Zion,  until  this  Indian  Prophet 
is  established  as  the  head  or  President  of  the  Church  of  Jesus 
Christ  of  Latter-day  Saints,  as  the  mouth  piece  of  the  Lord 
and  Savior  Jesus  Christ  unto  this  people.  He  will  be  established 
in  his  proper  place  by  the  Lord  Himself,  just  about  or  after  the 
time  a  President  falls  to  make  vacant  the  chair  for  this  "Mighty 
and  Strong  One"  to  occupy,  Doc.  &  Cov.  85:  Therefore  this 
modern  redeemer  who  is  to  be  raised  up,  must  hold  the  sceptre 
of  power  in  his  hand  to  accomplish  the  great  and  mighty 
work  that  is  to  be  done  in  behalf  of  Israel,  in  order  to  redeem 
Zion  from  the  bondage  of  oppression,  both  spiritual  and  tem- 
poral, and  cause  the  great  division  between  the  righteous  and 
the  wicked,  (Doc.  &  Cov.  103:15,  18;  I  Nephi  14:1,  7;  II  Nephi 
30:10,  18;  Doc.  &  Cov.  90:10,  11;  101:93-95;  III  Nephi  21:9-11; 
Alma  37:4,  14,  18,  19;  I  Nephi  14:12-14,  compare  this  last  refer- 
ence with  present  conditions,)  This  great  and  mighty  man  is  to 
set  the  house  of  God  in  order,  in  re-establishing  the  laws  of  the 
Celestial  Kingdom,  before  he  can  establish  the  worthy  Saints 
in  their  inheritance  in  the  land  of  the  New  Jerusalem.  This 
man  must  divide  by  lot  inheritances  to  be  like  Moses  of  old 
(Num.  34:13,  16-29,)  and  that  can  only  be  done  agreeable  to 
the  laws  of  the  Celestial  Kingdom,  Doc.  &  Cov.  85:3;  105:1-6. 

THE  ONE  MIGHTY  AND  STRONG  AND  THE  MAN 
LIKE  UNTO  MOSES  IDENTICAL. 

This  modern  Moses  answers  every  description  set  forth 
in  the  seventh  verse  of  the  85th  section  of  the  Doctrine  and 
Covenants  and  has  the  same  work  to  attend  to  and  in  the  same 


—75— 

place  and  at  the  same  time  as  is  delegated  to  the  one  referred 
to  in  that  revelation,  namely  the  man  "Mighty  and  Strong," 
whom  God  is  going  to  send  to  attend  to  His  affairs  upon  this 
earth.  So  the  man  "Mighty  and  Strong"  and  the  man  like  unto 
Moses  must  be  one  and  the  self  same  individual  or  else  there 
is  to  be  two,  yet  to  be  raised  up,  for  the  establishing  of  the 
Saints  in  their  inheritance  in  Jackson  County,  Missouri,  to 
concede  this  dual  premise  would  be  a  vain  assumption  and  a 
wresting  of  the  holy  scriptures,  which  plainly  tell  us  there  is 
one  initial  redemption  or  restoration  for  Zion  to  the  land  of 
promise,  Jackson  County,  Missouri,  from  whence  they  were 
driven  in  the  early  rise  of  this  Church  and  came  willingly  to  the 
valleys  of  the  mountains  (because  they  were  compelled)  in  order 
to  fulfill  prophecy,  Isaiah  2:2;  Micah  4:1 ;  Isaiah  40:9.  The  Lord 
says,  But  verily  I  say  unto  you,  I  have  decreed  that  your 
brethren  which  have  been  scattered  shall  return  to  the  land 
of  their  inheritances  and  build  up  the  waste  places  of  Zion, 
(Doc.  &  Cov.  103:11;  101:13,  18,  20,)  agreeable  to  the  law  of 
the  Celestial  Kingdom,  (Doc.  &  Cov.  105:29.)  Therefore,  I 
will  raise  up  unto  my  people  a  man  (not  two  men)  who  shall 
lead  them  like  as  Moses  led  the  Children  of  Israel,  Doc.  &  Cov. 
103:16-18.  This  makes  it  conclusive  as  to  who  and  what  kind 
of  a  man  and  what  office  he  will  hold  that  is  to  do  this  work; 
He  is  to  be  a  President  and  not  a  Bishop,  Doc.  &  Cov.  107:91, 
92.  The  9th  verse  of  the  85th  section  Doc.  &  Cov.  says,  "And 
all  they  who  are  not  found  written  in  the  book  of  remembrance, 
shall  find  none  inheritance  in  that  day,  but  they  shall  be  cut 
asunder  and  their  portion  shall  be  appointed  them  among  un- 
believers, where  are  wailing  and  gnashing  of  teeth." 

CLASS  OF  INDIVIDUALS  TO  BE  CUT  ASUNDER. 

Now  let  us  see  what  class  of  individuals  are  to  be  cut 
assunder  and  why  they  are  not  to  receive  inheritances  in  the 
New  Jerusalem.  The  3rd  verse  of  the  85th  Section  of  the 
Doctrine  and  Covenants  says,  "It  is  contrary  to  my  will  and 
commandment  of  God  that  those  who  receive  not  their  inheri- 
tance by  consecration  agreeable  to  His  laws,  which  He  has 
given,  that  He  may  tithe  His  people  to  prepare  them  against 


—76— 

the  day  of  burning,  should  have  their  names  enrolled  with  the 
people  of  God."  (See  Doc.  &  Cov.  119:.)  The  enrollment  will 
consist  of  all  the  eligible  people  of  this  earth  who  will  abide 
the  laws  of  the  United  Order  by  consecration  and  other  laws 
of  the  Celestial  Kingdom,  including  pluralty  of  wives,  and  those 
who  will  not  abide  the  laws  of  the  Celestial  Kingdom  are  to 
be  cut  assunder  and  their  names  will  not  be  enrolled  in  the 
book  of  the  law  of  God,  for  all  those  whose  names  are  found 
written  in  that  book  are  to  find  an  inheritance  in  the  land  of 
the  New  Jerusalem,  the  Zion  of  our  God.  By  this  and  the  fol- 
lowing references  we  are  given  to  understand  that  Zion  is  to 
be  redeemed  and  set  in  order  before  she  returns  to  inherit  the 
promised  land,  Mount  Zion  the  New  Jerusalem,  Doc.  &  Cov. 
84:2.  The  redeemed  of  the  Lord  shall  return  and  come  with 
singing  unto  Zion,  (meaning  all  who  will  keep  all  the  laws  of 
the  Celestial  Kingdom,  for  the  Lord  says  he  is  no  respector 
of  persons.  Isaiah  51:11.)  Thy  people  shall  be  all  righteous; 
they  shall  inherit  the  land  forever,  the  branch  of  my  planting; 
the  work  of  My  hand,  that  I  may  be  glorified,  Isaiah  60:21 ;  Rev. 
5:11.  The  Redeemer  shall  come  to  Zion  and  unto  them  that 
turn  from  transgression  in  Jacob,  saith  the  Lord,  Isaiah  59:20. 
Thus  we  see  the  cutting  off  as  spoken  of  in  the  9th  verse  of 
the  85th  Section  of  the  Doc.  &  Cov.  shall  have  been  performed 
and  attended  to  at  the  time  or  just  before  the  return  of  the 
worthy  Saints  to  Jackson  County,  Missouri,  and  they  who  are 
of  the  High  Priesthood,  whose  names  are  not  found  written 
in  the  book  of  the  law,  etc.,  are  to  find  none  inheritance  among 
the  Saints  of  the  most  High,  Doc.  &  Cov.  85:11.  You  cannot 
cut  assunder  that  which  does  not  belong  to  an  organization, 
therefore,  all  those  who  profess  to  be  Latter-day  Saints,  that 
hold  the  Melchisedek  Priesthood,  and  will  not  abide  the  law 
of  the  Celestial  Kingdom  as  has  been  stated,  will  not  be  en- 
rolled in  the  book  of  the  law  of  God  (Celestial  Law  Doc.  & 
Cov.  105:1-6,  34,)  and  be  privileged  to  inherit  the  promised 
land  in  Independence,  Jackson  County,  Missouri.  Mount  Zion 
is  a  consecrated  spot  of  earth  where  Jesus  Christ  is  coming 
to  dwell  and  the  Saints  must  be  united  as  one,  and  live  all 
the  laws  required  in  the  Celestial  Kingdom,  in  order  to  be  in 


—77— 

his  presence,  Psalms  132:13,  14.  Jesus  Christ,  when  speaking 
to  the  Nephites,  referring  to  the  time  when  this  disbelieved  and 
marred  man  should  bring  forth  His  (Christ's)  word,  said:  that 
all  people  would  be  cut  off  who  would  not  believe  what  this 
man  should  reveal  unto  them.  This  shows,  this  marred  man 
who  is  to  bring  forth  these  last  records,  is  to  be  the  "Mighty 
and  Strong"  Moses,  who  is  to  do  this  cutting  off.  The  angel 
Moroni  told  Joseph  Smith  the  Prophet  that  the  cutting  off 
was  not  yet,  or  that  the  day  had  not  yet  come  when  they  who 
would  not  hear  His  (Christ's)  voice  should  be  cut  off  from 
among  the  people,  but  soon  would  come,  Pearl  of  Great  Price, 
page  90:40;  Doc.  &  Cov.  1:14;  85:9;  III  Nephi  21:11.  None 
but  the  obedient  to  the  laws  of  the  Celestial  Kingdom  are  to  as- 
sist the  Lamanites  in  building  the  great  city  and  temple  in  the 
land  of  the  New  Jerusalem,  which,  when  completed,  the  glory 
of  God  shall  rest  upon  it,  and  the  Savior  Himself  shall  dwell 
therein.  Ill  Nephi  21:22-25. 

WHEN  THE  CUTTING  OFF  IS  TO  TAKE  PLACE. 

Jesus  Christ  told  the  Nephites  the  cutting  off  would  follow 
the  coming  forth  of  these  last  records,  wherein  the  Lord  was 
going  to  make  bare  his  holy  arm,  and  convince  the  heathen 
nations  and  the  house  of  Joseph  of  the  gospel  of  their  salva- 
tion, III  Nephi  20:21;  I  Nephi  13:39-41;  14:14;  Doc.  &  Cov. 
90:10;  1:14.  By  comparing  these  various  scriptural  references 
we  are  shown  conclusively  that  the  making  bare  of  the  Lord's 
arm  in  power  is  in  the  coming  forth  of  the  last  and  all  records 
which  are  absolutely  necessary  before  the  cutting  off  can 
possibly  take  place.  For  the  cutting  off  is  to  follow  after  the 
Lord  makes  bare  His  holy  arm  as  these  references  give  us  to 
undestand,  and  also  the  cutting  off  is  to  follow  the  coming 
forth  of  the/  last  and  all  records  as  these  references  give  us  to 
understand.  So  the  making  bare  of  the  Lord's  holy  arm  and 
the  coming  forth  of  the  last  and  all  records  must  be  one  and 
the  self  same  event,  for  there  is  one  cutting  off  and  one  great 
division  spoken  of,  (I  Nephi  14:7;  II  Nephi  30:10;  Doc.  &  Cov. 
112:23-26,)  "and  the  arm  of  the  Lord  shall  be  revealed  and 
the  day  cometh  that  they  who  will  not  hear  the  voice  of  the 


—78— 

Lord,  neither  the  voice  of  His  servants,  neither  give  heed  to 
the  words  of  the  prophets  and  apostles,  shall  be  cut  off  from 
among  the  people."  Doc.  &  Cov.  1:14.  "Therefore  it  shall 
come  to  pass,  that  whosoever  will  not  believe  in  My  words, 
who  am  Jesus  Christ,  whom  the  Father  shall  cause  him  to 
bring  forth  unto  the  Gentiles,  and  shall  give  unto  him  power 
that  he  shall  bring  them  forth  unto  the  Gentiles  (it  shall  be 
done  even  as  Moses  said)  they  shall  be  cut  off  from  among  My 
people  who  are  of  the  covenant,"  III  Nephi  21:9-11. 

HOW  AND  WHO  IS  TO  GET  INHERITANCE 

IN  THE  NEW  JERUSALEM. 

One  of  the  terms  and  conditions  of  eligibility  of  receiving 
an  inheritance  in  the  New  Jerusalem  is  consecration,  and  some 
of  the  laws  of  consecration  are  these:  "Wherefore  a  com- 
mandment I  give  unto  you  to  prepare  and  organize  yourselves 
by  a  bond  or  everlasting  covenant  that  cannot  be  broken," 
(Doc.  &  Cov.  78:11-13.  "For  it  shall  come  to  pass,  that  that 
which  I  have  spoken  by  the  mouths  of  My  prophets  shall  be  ful- 
filled; for  I  will  consecrate  of  the  riches  of  those  who 
embrace  my  Gospel  among  the  Gentiles,  unto  the  poor  of  My 
people  who  are  of  the  house  of  Israel,  (Doc.  &  Cov.  42:39,) 
This  is  the  way  I  the  Lord  have  decreed  to  provide  for  My 
Saints,  that  the  poor  shall  be  exalted  in  that  the  rich  are 
made  low,  (Doc.  &  Cov.  104:16.)  That  you  may  be  equal  in 
the  bands  of  heavenly  things;  yea,  and  earthly  things  also  for 
the  obtaining  of  heavenly  things,  (Doc.  &  Cov.  78:5,  13,  14.) 
For  if  ye  are  not  equal  in  earthly  things  ye  cannot  be  equal 
in  obtaining  heavenly  things,  (Doc.  &  Cov.  78:6,)  and  all  this 
for  the  benefit  of  the  Church  of  the  living  God,  that  every 
man  may  improve  upon  his  talent,  that  every  man  may  gain 
other  talents,  yea  even  an  hundred  fold  to  be  cast  into  the  Lord's 
storehouse,  to  become  the  common  property  of  the  whole 
Church,"  Doc.  &  Cov.  82:18.  This  is  the  foundation  on  which 
the  Church  may  stand  independent  above  all  other  creatures 
beneath  the  celestial  world,  (Doc.  &  Cov.  78:5-14;)  and  Zion 
cannot  be  built  up  unless  it  is  by  the  principles  of  the  law 
of  the  celestial  Kingdom,  otherwise  I  cannot  receive  her  unto 


—79— 

myself,  (Doc.  &  Cov.  1051-6.)  For  he  who  is  not  able  to  abide 
the  law  of  the  Celestial  Kingdom  (United  Order  by  consecra- 
tion, including  plurality  of  wives,  etc.)  cannot  abide  a  celes- 
tial glory.  (Doc.  &  Cov.  88:22,  38,  39;  105:1-6),  and  be  priv- 
ileged to  be  where  Jesus  Christ  has  chosen  His  dwelling  place 
forever  in  Zion,  the  New  Jerusalem;  (Doc,  &  Cov.  84:2-5; 
Pslams  132:13-14;  III  Nephi  21:25;  Doc.  &  Cov.  45:66,  61; 
57:1-3;  49:24,  25;  42:35,  36,)  then  all  who  become  heirs  to 
dwell  in  the  New  Jerusalem,  the  Celestial  Kingdom  center  of 
this  earth,  the  Lord  and  Savior  Jesus  Christ's  selected  habita- 
tion forever,  will  have  to  conform  to  the  laws  governing  the 
same.  Psalms  48:1,  2;  III  Nephi  21:25;  20:22;  Doc.  &  Cov. 
70:7,  8.  United  Order  by  consecration  is  one  of  the  condi- 
tions by  which  Zion  (the  pure  in  heart)  (Doc.  &  Cov.  97:21) 
(Enoch  said  the  Lord  called  his  people  Zion,  because  they 
were  of  one  heart  and  one  mind,  and  dwelt  in  righteousness; 
and  there  was  no  poor  among  them,  Pearl  of  Great  Price,  page 
38,  verse  18)  is  to  receive  an  inheritance  in  the  new  Jeru- 
salem, Mount  Zion,  (Doc.  &  Cov.  84:2,)  and  all  who  do  not  con- 
form to,  and  abide  in  the  law  of  the  Celestial  Kingdom,  which 
has  been  shown  to  be  United  Order  by  consecration,  including 
plurality  of  wives,  etc.  (Isaiah  4:  II  Nephi  14:  Doc.  &  Cov.  132:) 
and  what  other  laws  God  may  see  fit  to  reveal,  will  not  be  per- 
mitted to  possess  an  inheritance  in  the  promised  land.  There- 
fore a  cutting  off,  Doc.  &  Cov.  85:9-11;  1:14;  133:63;  III  Nephi 
21:11.  A  great  division  II  Nephi  30:10;  I  Nephi  14:7.  A 
separation  of  the  wicked  and  rebellious  from  the  righteous  and 
obedient  to  the  celestial  law.  Accordingly  there  must  be  a 
great  and  mighty  reformation  in  the  Church  of  Jesus  Christ  of 
Latter-day  Saints,  for  the  present  system  of  tithing  is  absolute- 
ly inadequate  to  entitle  this  Church  or  any  of  its  members  to 
receive  an  inheritance  in  Independence,  Jackson  County,  Mis- 
souri. Some  may  ask  why?  The  answer  comes  thus:  Because 
inequality,  class  distinction  and  favoritism  could  exist 
forever  under  this  present  law  of  tithing.  Doc.  &  Cov.  119:1-7; 
85:3;  78:4-15;  70:8,  14;  105:1-6,  29,  34;  42:30,  39;  82:11,  15-21; 
49:20;  58:35,  36;  104:15,  16. 


—80— 

RESTORATION    OF    CELESTIAL    LAWS    NECESSARY. 

Thus  it  is  plainly  to  be  seen;  the  absolute  necessity  of  the 
setting  in  order  of  the  house  of  God,  which  is  His  Church,  (I 
Tim.  3:15.)  in  re-establishing  the  celestial  law  that  has  been 
forsaken  and  abandoned  for  a  number  of  years,  in  order  that 
the  people  of  this  Church,  or  all  who  may  be  worthy,  may  have 
a  chance  and  the  privilege  to  conform  to,  or  reject  the  law 
of  consecration  and  other  celestial  laws;  that  they  may  be 
accorded  the  privilege  to  dwell  in  the  New  Jerusalem, 
that  the  Lord  be  shown  as  no  respecter  of  persons.  The  Church 
of  Jesus  Christ  of  Latter-day  Saints  has  long  since  ceased  to 
live  the  laws  of  the  United  Order  by  consecration,  or  the  prac- 
tice of  polygamy  as  an  open  and  honorable  law.  The  United 
Order  was  given  to  be  an  everlasting  order  until  Jesus  Christ's 
second  coming.  (Doc.  &  Cov.  104:1,  15,  16;  70:15;  78:1-16; 
105:1-6;  56:18;  42:30,  39,  55;  49:20.  Book  of  Moses,  7:18;  Doc. 
&  Cov.  119:)  inasmuch  as  you  sin  not,  (Doc.  &  Cov.  82:20,)  and 
the  soul  that  sins  against  this  covenant  and  hardeneth  his 
heart  against  it,  shall  be  dealt  with  as  the  scriptures  direct 
(That  is,  he  is  to  be  cut  off,  Doc.  &  Cov.  85:3-9,  III  Nephi  21:11; 
Doc.  &  Cov.  1:14)  and  be  delivered  over  to  the  buffetings  of 
Satan  until  the  day  of  redemption,  (Doc.  &  Cov.  82:21,)  and 
my  people  must  needs  learn  obedience  (to  the  celestial  law) 
if  it  must  needs  be  by  the  things  which  they  suffer,  (Doc.  & 
Cov.  105:  1-7,)  and  Zion  cannot  be  built  up  unless  it  is  by  the 
principles  of  the  law  of  the  Celestial  Kingdom,  otherwise,  I 
cannot  receive  her  unto  myself,  Doc.  &  Cov.  105:5,  78:4-8. 
On  the  26th  of  April,  1832,  the  Lord  said,  this  order  I  have  ap- 
pointed to  be  an  everlasting  order  unto  you  and  unto  your  suc- 
cessors, inasmuch  as  you  sin  not,  Doc.  &  Cov.  82:20.  The 
Church  of  Jesus  Christ  of  Latter-day  Saints  today  is  in  the  line 
of  legal  succession  to  the  Church  in  1832,  which  was  under  the 
leadership  of  the  Prophet  Joseph  Smith,  Jun.,  then  why  does 
not  this  Church  today,  as  legal  successor  of  the  Church  of 
Jesus  Christ  of  Latter-day  Saints  in  the  days  of  the  Prophet 
Joseph  Smith,  Junior,  live  by  the  voice  of  His  holy  scriptures 
(the  oracles  of  God,  Doc.  &  Cov.  90:4,  5;  124:39,  126).  The 


—81— 

Church  has  sinned  against  these  laws  because  they  have 
ceased  to  abide  in  them.  (Doc.  &  Cov.  104:51-53;  84:49-60; 
105:1-16,  34),  and  are  under  the  bondage  of  sin  and  a  broken 
Celestial  law,  and  will  remain  in  this  condition  until  the  man 
sent  of  God  like  unto  Moses,  is  raised  up  and  redeems  Zion  and 
sets  this  Church  in  order  according  to  the  laws  God  has  pre- 
scribed, (Doc.  &  Cov.  85:7;  103:11-18;  113:7,  8;  III  Nephi 
21:9-11;  Alma  37:1,  14,  18,  19)  and  prepares  the  Latter-day 
Saints  to  return  and  build  up  the  City  of  Zion  and  the  great 
central  temple  in  the  land  of  the  New  Jerusalem,  Independence, 
Jackson  County,  Missouri.  This  work  must  be  done  by  the  one 
"Mighty  and  Strong"  sent  of  God,  holding  the  sceptre  of 
power  in  his  hands  like  unto  Moses,  (Num.  20:8,  9;  Exo.  4:17, 
20;  17:9-14,)  a  President,  (Doc.  &  Cov.  107:91,  92)  (and  not  a 
Bishop)  to  set  in  order  the  house  of  God  (a  President's  duty 
always)  Doc.  &  Cov.  90:16;  81:2;  107:33;  50:26,  27.  This  man, 
the  mighty  and  strong  Moses,  the  root  of  Jesse,  Indian  Pro- 
phet, much  marred  and  cast  out  of  the  Church,  then  healed 
of  God,  (Isaiah  66:5-7,)  just  about  the  time  or  soon  after  the 
one  is  to  fall,  Num.  20:8-12)  by  the  shaft  of  death,  that  put- 
teth  forth  his  hand  to  steady  the  ark  of  God;  will  be  vindi- 
cated of  the  Lord  and  established  in  the  position  God  has 
purposed  he  should  occupy. 

ONENESS  NECESSARY  IN  THE  NEW  JERUSALEM. 

This  man  like  unto  Moses  is  to  redeem  Zion  and  lead  her 
back  to  Missouri  and  establish  her  in  that  land  according  to  the 
law  of  the  Celestial  Kingdom,  (Doc.  &  Cov.  85:3;  105:1-16,  34; 
103:11-18,)  in  order  that  the  Church  and  Kingdom  of  the  Lord, 
or  Zion  the  pure  in  heart,  be  acceptable  unto  God,  (Doc.  & 
Cov.  105:5;  78:4-8),  for  unless  the  New  Jerusalem  is  inherited 
according  to  this  fashion,  the  people  therein  would  not  be  fit 
associates  and  companions  for  Jesus  Christ,  for  he  is  a  celes- 
tial being,  and  this  is  to  be  his  abode  forever,  (Psalms  132:13, 
14,  Doc.  &  Cov.  58:13.)  and  the  people  of  Enoch  are  to  come 
to  that  City  and  they  are  a  people  who  live  all  of  God's  laws, 
"if  ye  are  not  one  ye  are  not  mine  saith  the  Lord,"  The  glory 
of  the  Lord  will  be  there  and  her  people  will  be  called  holy, 


(Isaiah  4:  II  Nephi  14:)  in  the  New  Jerusalem;  then  they  will  be 
united  and  one.  Every  man  seeking  the  interest  of  his  neigh- 
bor and  doing  all  things  with  an  eye  single  to  the  glory  of 
God,  Doc.  &  Cov.  82:19.  These  are  beautiful  and  glorious 
conditions  to  contemplate  and  are  the  height  of  ambition  of 
every  humble,  honest,  virtuous  and  upright  individual  being 
that  exists  upon  the  face  of  this  earth,  yea  a  day  of  joy,  peace, 
rest  and  eternal  happiness.  What  must  be  done  before  this 
haven  of  peace  and  rest  be  obtained  and  realized?  Remember 
the  answer  comes;  this  happy  condition  is  after  a  division, 
a  cutting  off,  for  only  those  who  are  living,  or  are  willing 
to  live,  the  laws  of  the  Celestial  Kingdom,  are  made  pertakers 
of  this  blest  condition.  The  rebellious  having  had  their  portion 
justly  appointed  unto  them  among  unbelievers,  where  is  weep- 
ing and  wailing  and  gnashing  of  teeth;  having  had  the  privi- 
lege of  repenting  and  conforming  to  the  requirements  of  the 
laws  of  the  Celestial  Kingdom,  and  refusing  to  be  obedient 
to  the  Celestial  law;  therefore  they  are  justly  appointed  their 
portion  having  been  left  without  an  excuse,  (Doc.  &  Cov. 
90:9-11;  101:92-95;  1:14;  85:)  because  after  having  the  op- 
portunity they  would  not  enter  into  the  covenant  and  bond 
of  the  United  Order,  of  the  Celestial  Kingdom,  required  by  our 
Heavenly  Father,  Doc.  &  Cov.  105:1-6,  34;  70:8;  78:11.  The 
cutting  off  is  clearly  shown  by  holy  writ  to  be  a  subsequent 
happening  to  the  coming  of  the  one  "Mighty  and  Strong", 
who  is  to  hold  the  sceptre  of  power  in  his  hand.  He  must 
bring  forth  the  last  records,  for  God  intends  to  show  forth  His 
power  in  the  coming  forth  of  the  brass  plates  and  other  sacred 
records  and;  instruments  of  antiquity;  (Alma  37:4,  14,  18,  19). 
They  are  to  come  forth  in  this  dispensation,  (His.  Record, 
Vol.  7,  1st  Chap,  last  verse,)  to  convince  the  nations,  the  heathen 
nations  and  the  house  of  Joseph  and  also  the  Jews  of  the 
Gospel  of  their  salvation.  I  Nephi  13:39-41. 

SCEPTRE  OF  POWER  IN  BRASS  PLATES  AND  OTHER 
SACRED  RECORDS  AND  INSTRUMENTS  OF  ANTIQUITY. 

The  last  records,  etc.,  will  be  a  sceptre  of  power  in  this 
"Mighty  and  Strong"  root  of  Jesse,  Indian  Prophet,  man  like 


unto  Moses'  hands  who  is  to  set  in  order  the  house  of 
God,  which  is  absolutely  future  from  this  present  day 
of  June  and  the  year,  1922.  This  makes  plain  the 
reason  why  Moroni  told  the  Prophet  Joseph  Smith 
every  time  he  appeared  unto  him  that  the  cutting  off  was  not 
Vet  but  soon  would  come,  Pearl  of  Great  Price,  page  90, 
verse  40.  For  according  to  the  scriptures  this  cutting  off 
event,  could  not  be  accomplished  until  the  Church  was  driven 
to  the  tops  of  the  mountains,  Micah  4:  Isaiah  2:2;  40:9,  and  then 
after  many  years  (Doc.  &  Cov.  58:44)  were  about  to  return 
to  the  promised  heritage  to  build  up  the  city  and  temple  in  the 
New  Jerusalem,  Independence,  Jackson  County,  Missouri, 
III  Nephi  21:9-21;  Doc.  &  Cov.  84:1-15;  85:  103:11-18. 

JOSEPH  SMITH,  THE  PROPHET,  PREDICTS  THE  SAINTS 
WILL  BECOME  A  MIGHTY  PEOPLE  IN  THE 

ROCKY  MOUNTAINS. 

Joseph  Smith  said  the  Church  would  go  to  the  rocky 
mountains  and  become  a  mighty  people  there;  attested  to  by 
Edward  Rushton  (His.  Record,  Vol.  7,  page  497,  541)  who  heard 
him  make  this  prophecy,  and  the  49th  Section  of  the  Doctrine 
&  Covenants  says  Zion  is  to  flourish  upon  the  hills  and  re- 
joice upon  the  mountains  and  the  Lamanites  are  to  blossom 
as  the  rose1  before  this  Church  returns  to  the  land  of  the  New 
Jerusalem,  and  other  scriptures  say  the  redeemed  of  the  Lord 
shall  return  unto  Zion  and  everlasting  joy  shall  be  upon  their 
head,  they  shall  obtain  gladness  and  joy  and  sorrow  and 
mourning  shall  flee  away,  Isaiah  51:11;  2  Nephi  8:11.  None 
are  to  inherit  this  central  city,  Zion,  the  New  Jerusalem,  and 
enjoy  the  haven  of  peace  and  happiness,  but  they  who  will 
abide  the  law  of  the  Celestial  Kingdom,  Doc.  &  Cov.  105:1-6, 
34;  85:3. 

MEN  TO  BE  LEFT  WITHOUT  EXCUSE. 
Some  people  may  and  will  say:  "We  do  not  know  that 
Mormonism,  so  called,  is  true;  and  that  the  Church  of  Jesus 
Christ  of  Latter-day  Saints  is  God's  only  recognized  and  ac- 
cepted Church  upon  this  earth  today,  but  the  Lord  in  answer 


says:   "It  must  needs   be   that   all   men   may   be   left  without 
excuse;   that  wise  men   and  rulers  may  hear  and   know  that 
which   they  have   never  considered."     This   event    (when   men 
are  left  without  excuse)   is  to  be  after  the  Lord  makes  bare 
his  holy  arm.  Ill  Nephi  20:35,  36,  43-46;  21:8-11;  Doc.  &  Cov. 
90:10,    11;    1    Nephi  22:10,    11,   20,   21.     The  coming   forth   of 
records  as  a  convincing  proof  or  power  (Alma  37:2-19)  in  the 
hands  of  his  servant  the  man  like  unto  Moses,  (Doc.  &  Cov. 
103:11-18,)  and  when  these  last  records  and  instruments  of  anti- 
quity are  brought  forth,  then  wise  men  and  rulers  may  hear 
and  know  that  which  they  have  never  considered.   Doc.  &  Cov. 
101:94;  III  Nephi  21:8-11;  20:34-36.    The  Lord  says  the  making 
bare  of  his  holy  arm  in  the  coming  forth  of  records  is  to  cause 
wise  men  and  rulers  to  consider  his  gospel.    Ill  Nephi  21:8-11; 
1    Nephi    13:39-41;   Doc.   &   Cov.   90:9-11.     Then   all  who   will 
believe  and  obey  the  laws  of  the  Gospel  of  Jesus  Christ  of 
Latter-day  Saints,  and  come  into  this  Church  and  abide  by  the 
laws   of  the  Celestial    Kingdom   are   to   assist   the    Lamanites 
to  build  the  New  Jerusalem,  3  Nephi  21:8-25.     "What  I  have 
said  unto  you,  must  needs  be,  that  all  men  may  be  left  without 
excuse;  That  wise  men  and  rulers  may  hear  and   know  that 
which  they  have  never  considered;  That  I  may  proceed  to  bring 
to  pass  my  act,  my  strange  act,  and  perform  my  work,  my 
strange  work,   that   men   may   discern   between   the   righteous 
and  the  wicked,  saith  your  God,  Doc.  &  Cov.  101 :93-95.    Here 
the  strange  act  is  to  cause  wise  men  and  rulers  to  consider 
Christ's  gospel  and  to  know  where  the  true  Church  of  the  Lord 
is  to  be  found,  for  they  are  to  discern  between  the  righteous 
and  the  wicked  at  that  time.     Thus  we  have  proof  positive 
according  to  the  word  of  God  that  the  making  bare  of  the 
Lord's  holy  arm  is  in  the  coming  forth  of  records  in  a  strange 
act,   or   manner,    that    men    may    discern    between    the    right- 
eous and  the  wicked,  then  they  shall  have  been  convinced  and 
left  without  an  excuse  as  to  the  truthfulness  of  the  Gospel  of 
Jesus  Christ  on  this  earth,  and  know  where  the  true  Church  is 
to  be  found.    The  Lord  says — "The  Kirtland  Temple  was  to  be 
built   for   the   preparation   wherewith    I    designed   to   prepare 
mine    apostles    (with    their    endowments,    etc.)    to    prune    my 


—85— 

vineyard  for  the  last  time."  This  last  pruning  has  been  going 
on  since  April  6th,  1830,  for  the  purpose  of  gathering  the 
elect,  (Doc.  &  Cov.  95:1-8;  29:7;  5:8-11,)  during  the  times  of 
the  Gentiles,  Doc.  &  Cov.  45:23-31. 

WHEN   FULNESS  OF  GENTILES  TO  COME  IN. 
The  gospel  is  to  be  preached  to  the  gentiles  first  and  the 
times  of  the  gentiles  fulfilled  before  the  gospel  is  to  go  to  the 
Jews,    (Doc.   &   Cov.  45:25,)    and  then,  "behold,   and  lo,  they 
shall    turn    unto    the    Jews;"    blindness    in    part    is    happened 
to  Israel  until  the  fulness  of  the  Gentiles  is  come  in.  Luke 
21:24  Rom.    11:25,  26.     And  then   cometh   the  day  when   the 
arm  of  the  Lord  shall  be  revealed  in  power  in  convincing  the 
nations,  the  heathen  nations,  the  house  of'Joseph,  of  the  gospel 
of  their  salvation.     Doc.   &   Cov.  90:6-11;  45:24-31;   Pearl  of 
Great    Price,   page   90,   verse  41.     The   coming   forth    of   last 
records  are  to  do  the  same  convincing  act  as  the  making  bare 
of  the  Lord's  holy  arm.     (I  Nephi   13:39-41;)    and  the  Lord's 
strange   act   is   to   leave   all   men   without   excuse,   then   they 
certainly  will  be  convinced  of  the  truthfulness  of  the  gospel 
of  Jesus  Christ  upon  this  earth,  and  know  where  that  said  Church 
is  to  be  found,  Doc.  &  Cov.   101:90-95.     This  time  or  period 
of  gathering  the  elect  during  the  times  of  the  gentiles  must 
be  fulfilled  before  the  fullness  of  the  gentiles  can  come  in, 
which  cannot  be  done  until  the  last  and  all  records  are  brought 
forth  by  this  strong  and  mighty  man  like  unto  Moses.  I  Nephi 
13:39-41;  Doc.  &  Cov.  90:9-11;    103:11-18.     And  in  that  day 
shall  be  heard  of  wars  and  rumors  of  wars,  and  the  whole  earth 
shall  be  in  commotion,  and  men's  hearts  shall  fail  them,  and 
they  shall  say  that  Christ  delayeth  his  coming  until  the  end 
of  the  earth,  and  the  love  of  men  shall  wax  cold,  and  iniquity 
shall  abound  and  when  the  times  of  the  Gentiles  is  come  in 
(which  was  April  6th,  1830)   a  light  shall  break  forth  among 
them  that  sit  in  darkness  and  it  shall  be  the  fulness  of  my 
Gospel;   but  they   receive  it   not,   for  they   perceive   not   the 
light  and  they  turn  their  hearts  from  me  because  of  the  pre- 
cepts of  men,  and  in  that  generation  shall  the  times  of  the 
Gentiles  be  fulfilled  (Doc.  &  Cov.  45:24-31;  II  Nephi  ^8:^,  32.) 


(This  is  some  of  the  pruning  which  must  be  done  before  the 
strange  act  can  be  performed,)  that  I  may  bring  to  pass  my 
strange  act,  that  I  may  pour  out  my  spirit  upon  all  flesh,  Doc. 
&  Cov.  95:1-5.  Therefore  dearly  beloved  brethren  let  us  cheer- 
fully do  all  things  that  lie  in  our  power,  and  then  may  we  stand 
still  with  the  utmost  assurance  to  see  the  salvation  of  God  and 
for  His  arm  to  be  revealed."  This  statement  was  made  by  the 
Prophet  Joseph  Smith  in  Missouri,  in  March,  1839,  Doc.  & 
Cov.  123:17.  There  is  much  for  this  Church  to  do  as  a  last 
effort  which  is  enjoined  upon  her  by  our  Heavenly  Father 
before  we  can  fully  and  completely  claim  that  promise  which 
shall  call  Him  forth  from  His  hiding  place,  and  also  that  the 
whole  nation  may  be  left  without  excuse  (in  the  making  bare 
of  His  holy  arm,  in  the  coming  forth  of  records  in  a  strange 
manner  as  has  been  shown)  before  He  can  send  forth  the  power 
of  His  mighty  arm,  (Doc.  &  Cov.  123:6)  to  destroy  the  wicked 
I  Nephi  14:14-16;  22:20-31;  Doc.  &  Cov.  101:89-95;  III  Nephi 
21:9-25. 

WHEN  THE  LORD'S  STRANGE  WORK  OR  STRANGE 
ACT  IS  TO  TAKE  PLACE. 

The  word  of  the  Lord  shows  conclusively  that  the  per- 
forming of  His  strange  act  to  leave  all  men  without  excuse, 
(Doc.  &  Cov.  101:90-95,)  will  be  when  He  will  rise  up  in  His 
wrath  and  perform  His  strange  work  and  bring  to  pass  His  act 
His  strange  act,  (Isaiah  28:21,)  which  cannot  possibly  be  done 
until  after  the  Church  has  been  persecuted,  mobbed  and  had 
murderous  impositions  heaped  upon  her  for  years,  and  that  this 
making  bare  of  His  holy  arm  is  to  be  in  a  strange  manner, 
a  special  and  particular  indignation  event,  after  she,  the  church, 
had  done  about  all  that  could  be  done  in  a  natural  way  to  sur- 
mount the  obstacles  of  oppression  and  opposition  in  maintain- 
ing her  rights  and  privileges,  for  many  years  (Doc.  &  Cov.  58: 
44).  Thus  we  see  the  Lord's  strange  act  is  a  future  happening 
from  June,  1922,  and  is  a  feature  in  and  of  itself,  a  righteous 
indignation  act,  Isaiah  28:21,  to  be  a  convincing  strange  act 
(out  of  the  ordinary  routine  or  established  order  in 
the  Church  of  Jesus  Christ  of  Latter-day  Saints,  01; 


—87— 

according  to  man  made  rules,  or  precepts  of  men).  When 
this  peculiar  work  or  strange  act  is  performed  it  is  to  arm  the 
Church  of  Jesus  Christ  of  Latter-day  Saints,  with  righteous- 
ness, and  the  power  of  God,  in  great  glory  (I  Nephi  14:14,) 
then  Zion  is  to  arise  and  put  on  her  beautiful  garments  and 
live  the  laws  of  the  Celestial  Kingdom,  Doc.  &  Cov.  113:  82:14, 
16-21.  The  arm  of  the  Lord  is  to  be  revealed  in  power  (III 
20:34-36)  in  the  coming  forth  of  records  (III  Nephi  21:9-11,) 
last  and  all  records,  (I  Nephi  13:39-41,  Doc.  &  Cov.  90:9-11,) 
by  the  one  like  unto  Moses  (Doc.  &  Cov.  103:11-18)  the  root 
of  Jesse,  the  Indian  Prophet  who  shall  hold  the  power  of  the 
Priesthood  to  bring  again  Zion  and  the  redemption  of  Israel, 
Doc.  &  Cov.  113:7,  8;  II  Nephi  21:5-11;  30:10-18,  3:11,  24.  The 
strange  act  is  for  the  pouring  out  of  the  Lord's  spirit  upon  all 
flesh,  that  men  may  discern  between  the  righteous  and  wicked 
saith  your  God  (Doc.  &  Cov.  101:95,  II  Nephi  21:5-11;  30:10-18) 
When  this  is  done,  all  mankind  will  know  which  is  the  true 
Church,  and  where  it  is  located,  and  if  they  do  not  embrace 
the  Gospel  of  the  same,  they  can  and  will  be  justly  condemned. 
In  the  making  bare  of  the  Lord's  holy  arm,  all  the  kindreds 
of  the  earth  will  be  blessed  and  this  is  the  only  way  proposed 
that  can  accomplish  this  mission  in  convincing  all  mankind 
of  the  Gospel  of  their  salvation,  which  is  the  great  blessing  God 
has  purposed  for  mankind.  Alma  42:26;  18:39;  I  Nephi  22:10, 
1 1.  God  says  all  the  kindreds  of  the  earth  cannot  be  blessed  un- 
less He  makes  bare  His  holy  arm,  wherefore  He  will  make  bare 
His  arm  in  the  eyes  of  all  the  nations  in  bringing  about  His 
covenants  and  His  Gospel  unto  those  who  are  of  the  House  of 
Israel,  I  Nephi  22:10,  11.  When  the  Gospel  turns  to  the  Jews, 
(which  is  future,)  the  arm  of  the  Lord  shall  be  revealed  in  power 
in  convincing  the  nations,  the  heathen  nations,  the  house  of 
Joseph,  of  the  gospel  of  their  salvation,  Doc.  &  Cov.  90:9-11; 
I  Nephi  13:39-41.  The  coming  forth  of  the  last  records  (which 
is  yet  future  Alma  37:4,  14,  18,  19;  His.  Record,  Vol.  7,  1st 
Chap.  1st  verse;  I  Nephi  13:39,  41)  are  to  convince  the  Jews, 
Lamanites  and  nations  the  same  as  the  making  bare  of 
His  holy  arm  is  to  do,  so  the  making  bare  of  the  Lord's  holy 
arm  in  power  is  in  the  coming  forth  of  these  last  records,  etc., 


—88— 

in  the  wrothful  strange  act  manner  Doc.   &   Cov.    101:90-95; 
95:3,  4,  Isaiah  28:21;  Doc.  &  Cov.  85:97:  7. 

ONE  PURPOSE  OF  MAKING  BARE 

THE  LORD'S  HOLY  ARM. 

The  purpose  of  making  bare  of  the  arm  of  the  Lord  is 
to  convince  all  mankind  that  the  Book  of  Mormon  and  the 
Doctrine  and  Covenants  and  the  Bible  so  far  as  it  is  translated 
correctly  contains  the  fullness  of  the  Gospel  (Doc.  &  Cov.  20:9) 
and  that  Joseph  Smith,  Jr.,  was  and  is  a  prophet  of  the  true 
and  living  God;  that  the  Church  of  Jesus  Christ  of  Latter- 
day  Saints  is  the  only  true  Church  upon  this  earth  today,  and 
when  men  are  convinced,  they  are  certainly  left  without 
excuse.  The  strange  act  is  to  leave  all  mankind  without 
excuse,  then  they  must  certainly  be  convinced  that  the  Church 
of  Jesus  Christ  of  Latter-day  Saints  is  the  only  true  Church 
on  this  earth.  Knowledge  will  save  or  damn  mankind  (Doc. 
&  Cov.  131:6),  and  in  order  to  give  them  this  knowledge,  and 
to  leave  all  men  without  excuse,  they  must  absolutely  know 
that  this  Gospel  is  true,  and  the  performing  of  the  Lord's 
strange  act  is  to  do  this  very  thing,  (Doc.  &  Cov.  101:92-95); 
then  if  they  do  not  embrace  the  Gospel  of  the  Church  of  Jesus 
Christ  of  Latter-day  Saints,  Doc.  &  Coc.  115:4;  II  Nephi  27:3-8. 
They  must  needs  openly  rebel  against  light  and  knowledge, 
having  then,  and  not  until  then,  been  left  without  excuse.  Then 
men  will  be  brought  to  that  station  in  this  journey  of  life, 
where  they  must  exercise  their  agency  and  decide  and  act  either 
for  their  eternal  salvation  or  eternal  damnation.  I  Nephi  14:7. 

AGENCY  OF  MAN. 

President  Taylor's  Revelation  of  1886  says:  "It  is  now 
pleasing  to  me  that  men  should  use  their  free  agency,"  as  this 
Church  did  when  they  issued  the  manifesto.  Of  such  a  time  an 
angel  described  to  the  Prophet  Nephi  in  the  following  lang- 
uage: "Therefore  wo  be  unto  the  Gentiles,  if  it  be  so  that  they 
harden  their  hearts  against  the  Lamb  of  God,  or  His  Gospel 
(for  at  this  time  to  which  the  angel  was  referring  the  Church 
was  to  be  established  on  the  different  parts  of  the  earth  in 


small  dominion  (I  Nephi  14:1-6,)  when  multitudes  among  all 
the  nations  of  the  Gentiles  were  gathered  together  to  fight 
against  the  lamb  of  God  (I  Nephi  14:13)  for  the  time  cometh 
saith  the  Lamb  of  God,  that  I  will  work  a  great  and  a  marvel- 
ous work  among  the  children  of  men;  a  work  which  shall  be 
everlasting  either  on  the  one  hand  or  on  the  other:  either  to  the 
convincing  of  them  unto  peace  and  life  eternal,  or  unto  the  de- 
liverance of  them  to  the  hardness  of  their  hearts  and  the  blind- 
ness of  their  minds,  unto  their  being  brought  down  into  capti- 
vity, and  also  into  destruction,  both  temporally  and  spiritually 
according  to  the  captivity  of  the  devil,  of  which  I  have  spoken, 
I  Nephi  14:6,  7,  12-15.  Thus  we  can  see  the  consistency 
of  the  saying  of  the  Prophet  Joseph  Smith, — "That  every  man 
is  his  own  condemner  and  his  own  tormentor"  for  at  this  time 
men  must  make  their  own  choice  and  that  knowingly,  (His. 
Rec.  Vol.  7,  Chap.  22.) 

TWO  CHURCHES  ONLY,  ONE  IS  GOD'S  AND  ALL  OTHERS 

THE  DEVIL'S.    I  NEPHI  14:10. 

Joseph  Smith's  mission  was  to  try  the  faith  of  the  people 
in  the  bringing  forth  of  the  lesser  part  of  that  which  was  record- 
ed upon  the  plates  of  Nephi.  (Ill  Nephi  26:6-12,  II  Nephi  3:7; 
27:21,  22,  I  Nephi  13:34;  Doc.  &  Cov.  58:7;  5:9-11;  6:26;  Ether 
5:1-4,)  and  also  that  you  (meaning  Joseph  Smith,  the  Prophet) 
might  be  honored  of  laying  the  foundation,  and  of  bearing  rec- 
ord of  the  land  upon  which  the  Zion  of  God  shall  stand,  I 
Nephi  14:10;  Ephesians  4:5;  Doc.  &  Cov.  58:7;  113:4  and 
also  those  to  wohm  these  commandments  were  given,  might 
have  power  to  lay  the  foundation  of  this  Church,  and 
to  bring  it  forth  out  of  obscurity  and  out  of  darkness,  the  only 
true  and  living  Church  upon  the  face  of  the  whole  earth,  with 
which  I,  the  Lord  am  well  pleased,  speaking  unto  the  Church 
collectively  and  not  individually,  (Doc.  &  Cov.  1:30;  115:4) 
Which  foundation  (he,  Joseph  Smith,  the  Prophet)  did  lay  and 
was  faithful  and  I  took  him  to  myself.  Many  have  marveled 
because  of  his  death,  but  it  was  needful  that  he  should  seal 
his  testimony  with  his  blood,  that  he  might  be  honored  and 
the  wicked  might  be  condemned.  Doc.  &  Cov.  136:37-39;  135:4; 


—90— 

122:9;  17:6;  5:22;  10:45-53.  Joseph's  mission  was  to  gather  out 
the  elect.  (Doc.  &  Cov.  29:7,)  for  the  elect  hear  the  voice  of  the 
Lord  and  harden  not  their  hearts,  Doc.  &  Cov.  29:7;  33:6; 
110:11.  In  a  vision  manifested  to  Joseph,  the  Seer,  and  Oli- 
ver Cowdery  in  the  Kirtland  Temple,  April  3rd,  1836,  Moses 
appeared  and  committed  the  keys  of  the  gathering  of  Israel 
from  the  four  parts  of  the  earth,  and  the  leading  of  the  ten 
tribes  from  the  land  of  the  north,  (Doc.  &  Cov.  110:11,)  and 
Joseph  Smith  the  Prophet,  in  a  revelation  through  himself  at 
Kirtland,  Ohio,  February  24th,  1834,  tells  of  the  Lord  raising 
up  one  like  unto  Moses  to  lead  the  children  of  Israel  out  of 
bondage  back  to  Mount  Zion,  the  New  Jerusalem  with  power 
and  a  stretched  out  arm,  etc.,  (Doc.  &  Cov.  103:11-18,)  So  this 
future  Moses,  Joseph  refers  to,  is  the  one  through  whom  God  is 
going  to  perform  His  great  and  strange  act,  and  this  man  like 
unto  Moses,  who  is  the  "Mighty  and  Strong  One,"  who  is  the 
root  of  Jesse,  who  is  the  Indian  Prophet,  that  is  to  be  much 
marred  for  bearing  testimony  of  the  coming  forth  of  records, 
who  is  the  one  that  the  Lord  is  going  to  heal,  and  then  cause 
to  bring  forth  the  last  and  all  records  to  convince  and  leave 
all  people  without  excuse,  in  a  strange  and  marvelous  manner. 

THE  LESSSER  AND  GREATER  PART  OF  THE  GOSPEL 

Joseph  Smith  brought  forth  the  lesser  part  and  this  future 
man  like  unto  Moses  is  to  bring  forth  the  greater  part,  and 
reveal  all  that  was  on  the  plates  of  Nephi1  and  other  sacred  re- 
cords, and  instruments  of  antiquity,  the  hiding  place  of  which 
is  not  yet  known.  Ill  Nephi  26:6-12;  His.  Rec.  Vol.  7,  1st  Chap, 
last  verse.  This  root  of  Jesse  is  to  bring  forth  all  things  that 
have  been  revealed  unto  the  children  of  men.  There  is  nothing 
sealed  upon  the  earth  save  it  shall  be  loosed,  wherefore  the 
things  of  all  nations  shall  be  made  known  unto  the  children  of 
men,  II  Nephi  21 :5-l  1 ;  30:10-18.  There  have  been  many  records 
and  instruments  of  antiquity  spoken  of,  that  have  been  revealed 
to  the  children  of  men,  so  according  to  the  foregoing  scripture, 
we  may  expect  to  have  them  revealed  again  for  the  accom- 
plishment of  the  Lord's  great  and  mighty  purposes,  for  which 
these  records  and  instruments  of  antiquity  have  been  preserved. 


—91— 

RECORDS,  ETC.,  YET  TO  COME  FORTH 

Some  of  these  sacred  records  and  instruments  of  antiquity 
are  thus,  viz:  The  brass  plates  that  Nephi  took  from  Laban; 
sealed  records  that  Joseph  Smith  was  not  permitted  to  trans- 
late; all  on  the  plates  of  Nephi  that  Mormon  was  told  not  to 
translate;  1600  years  of  Jareditish  history;  the  24  golden  plates 
spoken  of;  ball  and  director  that  guided  the  people  of  Lehi 
in  their  journey  through  the  wilderness;  the  16  stones  that 
were  touched  by  the  finger  of  the  Lord,  that  gave  light  in  the 
barges,  that  were  built  by  the  brother  of  Jared  and  his  people, 
for  the  crossing  of  the  greaf  ocean,  to  this  promised  land;  the 
sword  of  Laban;  possibly  the  ark  of  the  covenant;  and  other 
records  and  instruments  of  antiquity  that  have  been  reserved 
for  the  great  latter-day  work.  When  these  sacred  records  and 
instruments  of  antiquity  are  brought  forth  they  will  be  a 
sceptre  of  power  in  the  hands  of  this  "Mighty  and  Strong" 
servant  of  the  Lord,  (Alma  37:2-19;  II  Nephi  21:5-11;  30:10-18, 
I  Nephi  19:3;  Heleman  3:13-16;  Mor.  5:8-15;)  for  the  purpose  of 
convincing  and  leaving  all  mankind  without  an  excuse,  as  to 
the  only  Church  of  Jesus  Christ  upon  this  earth.  Doc.  & 
Cov.  115:4;  Ephesians  4:5;  I  Nephi  14:10.  The  last  records 
are  to  be  a  convincing  evidence  to  the  Jews,  heathen  nations, 
the  House  of  Joseph,  including  the  Lamanites,  as  to  the 
truthfulness  of  the  Gospel  of  the  Church  of  Jesus  Christ 
of  Latter-day  Saints,  (Doc.  &  Cov.  115:4;  20:1;  III  Nephi  27: 
3-8,)  which  Church  was  founded  by  the  Prophet  Joseph  Smith, 
Jun.,  April  6th,  1830,  Doc.  &  Cov.  20:1-4.  The  coming  forth 
of  the  greater  part  as  spoken  of  in  III  Nephi  26:6-12,  and 
which  are  the  last  and  all  records,  (I  Nephi  13:39-41;  III  Nephi 
21:9-11,)  in  the  making  bare  of  the  Lord's  holy  arm  through 
the  man  like  unto  Moses,  (Doc.  &  Cov.  90:9-11;  103:11-18)  in 
the  strange  and  marvelous  manner  spoken  of  in  the  7th  verse 
of  the  85th  Section  of  the  Doctrine  and  Covenants;  this 
peculiar  work  will  constitute  the  strange  act  spoken  of  in 
Isaiah  28:21;  Doc.  &  Cov.  95:1-6;  101:93-95  and  will  constitute 
the  great  convincing  act  or  strange  manner  in  which  the  Lord 
will  bring  forth  these  last  and  all  records  for  the  convincing 
of  the  heathen  nations,  the  House  of  Joseph,  and  the  Jews,  of 


—92— 

the  Gospel  of  their  salvation,  Doc.  &  Cov.  90:10;  I  Nephi  22:10, 
11,  20,  21;  Doc.  &  Cov.  1:14.  Thus  we  see  the  Lord's  strange 
act  in  the  making  bare  of  His  holy  arm,  in  the  coming  forth 
of  these  last  records, — are  one  and  the  self  same  event;  and 
and  must  be  done  by  the  one  like  unto  Moses  who  is  to  be 
raised  up  in  this  strange  manner  to  redeem  Zion,  in  the 
setting  of  the  Church  of  Jesus  Christ  of  Latter-day  Saints 
in  order,  according  to  the  laws  of  the  Celestial  Kingdom, 
Doc.  &  Cov.  105:4-7;  85:.  This  great  work  in  behalf  of  the 
House  of  Israel  cannot  be  done  until  after  Zion's  Redemp- 
tion, (Doc.  &  Cov.  103:11-18;  105:34,)  which  redemption  can- 
not take  place  until  the  "Mighty  and  Stronge  One,"  who  is  the 
man  like  unto  Moses,  who  is  the  Indian  Prophet,  (II  Nephi 
3:24,)  who  is  the  root  of  Jesse,  (II  Nephi  21:5-11;  30:10-18,) 
who  is  to  be  cast  out  and  then  disbelieved  and  marred,  (3 
Nephi  21:9-11,)  who  is  to  be  cast  out  and  then  is  to  be  healed 
of  the  Lord;  for  the  Lord  is  to  appear  to  his  joy,  and  they 
are  to  be  ashamed,  (Isaiah  66:5,  6)  when  a  President  of  the 
Church  of  Jesus  Christ  of  Latter-day  Saints  falls  with  the  shaft 
of  death  like  as  a  tree  that  is  smitten  by  the  vivid  shaft  of 
lightning,  etc.  Doc.  &  Cov.  85:. 

MARRING  AND  HEALING  OF  ONE  OF  THE 

LORD'S  SERVANTS. 

This  marring  and  healing  spoken  of  in  behalf  of  the  Lord's 
servant  must  take  place  before  he  can  bring  forth  the  last 
and  all  records,  III  Nephi  21:9-11;  Isaiah  66:2-6.  The  coming 
forth  of  said  records  must  be  done  before  this  Church  can 
be  set  in  order,  and  the  setting  of  this  Church  in  order 
must  take  place,  in  order  to  determine  who  will  abide  the  laws 
of  the  Celestial  Kingdom;  then  and  not  until  then,  can  the 
worthy  saints  be  permitted  to  return  to  build  up  Zion,  the  New 
Jerusalem  in  Jackson  County,  Missouri,  Doc.  &  Cov.  105:1-6, 
34;  III  Nephi  21:22-25;  15:13;  I  Nephi  2:20;  Ether  1:40-43; 
2:7-12.  The  central  city  of  the  Celestial  Kingdom,  is  to  be 
built  upon  this  the  land  which  the  Lord  gave  unto  the  seed  of 
Lehi,  of  whom  only  the  Lamanites  are  a  remnant,  and  as  many 
who  will  come  in  under  the  covenant  by  repenting  and  harken- 


ing  unto  the  word  of  the  Lord,  will  be  privileged  to  assist  the 
Lamanites,  the  remnant  of  Jacob,  in  building  that  city  and 
temple,  and  be  numbered  among  the  remnant  of  Jacob  to 
whom  this  western  continent  has  been  given,  (III  Nephi  21:22- 
24)  for  more  are  the  children  of  the  desolate  (Lamanites)  than 
the  children  of  the  married  wife  (Gentile  Church  Doc.  &  Cov. 
109:60)  saith  the  Lord,  III  Nephi  22:1-3.  The  sixth  and  seven- 
teenth verses  of  the  123rd  Section  of  the  Doctrine  and  Coven- 
ants show  that  the  arm  of  the  Lord  is  to  be  made  bare  after  the 
Church  has  been  terribly  persecuted,  for  years,  and  then  after 
this  the  Lord  is  to  come  forth  from  his  hiding  place  and  leave 
the  whole  nation  without  excuse,  before  he  can  send  forth 
the  power  of  his  mighty  arm  to  waste  away  the  wicked;  and  the 
performing  of  the  Lord's  strange  act  is  for  the  express  pur- 
pose of  leaving  all  people  without  an  excuse;  (Isaiah  28:21; 
Doc.  &  Cov.  101:85-95;  95:3-5;  I  Nephi  14:1-16;  III  Nephi  21: 
9-25.) 

TWO  GREAT  AND  MIGHTY  SERVANTS  OF  THE  LORD. 
According  to  the  word  of  God,  as  has  been  shown 
in  holy  writ,  it  is  made  very  plain  and  absolutely  posi- 
tive that  in  this  the  dispensation  of  the  fulness  of  times,  for 
the  accomplishing  of  the  purposes  and  mission  of  the  Church 
of  Jesus  Christ  of  Latter-day  Saints  in  behalf  of  the  children  of 
men  upon  this  earth,  that  there  are  two  great  and  mighty 
servants  to  be  raised  up  as  instruments  in  the  hands  of  God 
to  officiate,  and  each  play  his  part  respectively  in  the  time  that 
the  Lord  sees  fit  to  use  each  of  them,  for  the  accomplishing  of 
his  great  purposes,  viz:  The  introduction  and  the  vindica- 
tion of  his  gospel  which  is  plainly  marked  out  and  portrayed  in 
holy  writ.  These  two  events  constituting  the  great  plan  of 
redemption  that  was  instituted  for  the  salvation  of  the  children 
of  men  upon  this  earth,  Alma  18:39;  42:26.  One  of  these  great 
men  was  to  be  honored  in  laying  the  foundation  of  the  Church  of 
Jesus  Christ  of  Latter-day  Saints,  (Doc.  &  Cov.  58:7)  and  of 
bearing  record  of  the  land  on  which  the  Zion  of  God  shall 
stand,  Doc.  &  Cov.  5:9;  6:26;  17:6;  20:1,  2;  21:1-3;  136:36-38; 

135:4.     This  great  and  mighty  servant  of  the  Lord  was  the 


—94— 

Prophet  Joseph  Smith,  Jr.  In  order  that  he  might  do  this  intro- 
ductory work  he  was  to  bring  forth  the  lesser  part  by  translating 
the  unsealed  part  of  the  abridgement  Mormon  made  from  the 
plates  of  Nephi,  to  try  the  faith  of  the  people,  III  Nephi  26:6-12; 
II  Nephi  27:10,  21;  Ether  4:13;  1:5.  This  introductory  work 
was  done  by  Joseph  Smith,  the  Prophet,  the  rod  of  Jesse, 
(Doc.  &  Cov.  113:3,  4,)  which  had  to  be  done  before  the  Church 
was  driven  to  the  Rocky  Mountains.  And  if  they  would  believe 
this  lesser  part,  (the  Book  of  Mormon)  which  has  been  done 
to  the  extent  of  approximately  two  millions  of  people,  both 
dead  and  now  living  during  the  last  ninety-two  years,  then  in 
the  day  of  the  Lord's  wisdom,  (Alma  37:2-19,  II  Nephi  27:,) 
should  the  greater  things,  all  on  the  plates  of  Nephi,  III 
Nephi  26:6-12,)  be  made  manifest  unto  them.  When  the  sealed 
records  come  forth,  all  records  and  instruments  of  antiquity, 
in  fact  all  things  that  have  been  among  the  children  of  men, 
shall  at  that  day  come  forth,  II  Nephi  27:11,  22;  30:15-18;  His. 
Record,  Vol.  7,  1st  Chapt.  last  verse;  Alma  37:4-18,  21,  24,  38. 
Through  faith  as  the  Lord  required  the  belief  in  the  divinity 
of  the  Book  of  Mormon  (the  lesser  part)  has  been  sufficient  to 
establish  the  Church  of  Jesus  Christ  of  Latter-day  Saints  upon 
this  earth,  as  the  introductory  feature  in  the  plan  of  redemp- 
tion, and  maintain  its  slowly  increasing  identity  for  ninety- 
two  years  among  the  children  of  Adam  upon  this  planet.  Ill 
Nephi  26:6-12.  Nephi  saw  when  the  Church  should  have  small 
dominion  upon  the  face  of  the  earth  that  then  the  power  of  the 
Lord  descended  upon  the  Saints  of  the  Church,  Doc.  &  Cov. 
90:9-11;  I  Nephi  14:12-14.  Now  then;  according  to  the  promise 
of  the  Lord  we  are  entitled  to  have  the  greater  things  (all  on 
the  plates  of  Nephi,  other  sacred  records  and  instruments  of 
antiquity.  His.  Rec.  Vol.  7,  1st  Chap,  last  verse)  manifest  unto 
us,  for  the  request  of  believing  the  lesser  part  (Book  of  Mor- 
mon) has  been  measurably  complied  with  by  approximately  two 
millions  (dead  and  now  living)  of  people  during  the  last 
ninety-two  years.  Now  the  other  one,  the  "Mighty  and  Strong" 
servant  of  the  Lord,  will  as  soon  as  it  is  wisdom  in  God,  II 
Nephi  27:22)  manifest  the  greater  things,  (III  Nephi  26:9,)  all 
records  and  instruments  of  antiquity,  Alma  37:2-19;  His.  Rec. 


—95— 

Vol.  7,  1st  Chap,  last  verse;  II  Nephi  27:10,  11,  21,  22;  30:15-18; 
III  Nephi  21:9-11.  These  sacred  things  are  kept  for  a  wise 
purpose  to  show  forth  the  Lord's  power,  and  to  vindicate  his 
work,  the  mission  and  great  work  done  by  the  Prophet 
Joseph  Smith,  Jr.,  who  was  the  rod  of  Jesse,  who  was  honored 
in  laying  the  foundation  of  the  Lord's  great  work,  (Doc.  &  Cov. 
58:7,)  on  whom  there  was  laid  much  power,  (not  all  power  for 
the  greater  part  of  the  Gospel  did  not  come  forth  unto  the 
people)  Doc.  &  Cov.  113:3,  4;  III  Nephi  26:  8,  9;  II  Nephi 
27:21,  22;  I  Nephi  13:34;  Doc.  &  Cov.  5:9-11;  6:26-29;  25:4; 
17:6.  The  Lord  told  Joseph  Smith,  the  Prophet  to  touch  not 
the  sealed  records  and  also  that  the  time  would  come  when 
they  and  all  things  which  ever  had  been  among  the  children 
of  men,  should  be  revealed,  II  Nephi  27:11,  21,  22.  The  fact 
that  there  were  to  be  two  great  and  mighty  men  as  servants  of 
God  raised  up  in  this  dispensation,  was  revealed  through  Joseph 
Smith,  the  Prophet,  in  answer  to  some  questions  on  scripture 
in  March,  1838,  the  account  of  which  is  recorded  in  the  113th 
section  of  the  Doctrine  &  Covenants  in  the  following  manner: 
Who  is  the  stem  of  Jesse  spoken  of  in  the  1,  2,  3,  4,  and  5 
verses  of  the  llth  chapter  of  Isaiah?  Verily,  thus  saith  the 
Lord,  it  is  Christ.  What  is  the  rod  spoken  of  in  the  1st  verse 
of  the  llth  chapter  of  Isaiah  that  should  come  of  the  stem 
of  Jesse?  Behold,  thus  saith  the  Lord,  it  is  a  servant  in  the 
hands  of  Christ,  who  is  partly  a  descendant  of  Jesse  as  well  as 
of  Ephraim,  or  of  the  house  of  Joseph,  on  whom  there  is  laid 
much  power.  What  is  the  root  of  Jesse,  spoken  of  in  the  tenth 
verse  of  the  llth  chapter?  Behold,  thus  saith  the  Lord,  it  is 
a  descendent  of  Jesse  as  well  as  of  Joseph,  unto  whom  rightly 
belongs  the  Priesthood  and  the  keys  of  the  Kingdom,  for  an 
ensign,  and  for  the  gathering  of  my  people  in  the  last  days. 
Isaiah  11:5-11;  II  Nephi  21:5-11;  30:11-18,  show  that  the  root  of 
Jesse  is  to  stand  for  an  ensign  to  the  people  to  bring  forth  the 
last  and  all  records  and  instruments  of  antiquity  and  all  things 
that  are  to  be  revealed  unto  the  children  of  men,  in  order 
to  usher  in  the  millennium.  To  him,  the  root  of  Jesse,  shall 
the  gentiles  seek  and  his  rest  shall  be  glorious,  and  he  is  to 
rule  over  them  as  the  Lord's  servant,  Rom.  15:12.  Here  we 


—96— 

learn  by  direct  revelation  from  heaven  that  there  are  two 
mighty  servants  of  the  Lord  to  do  great  works  in  behalf  of 
Israel  and  in  reading  the  26th  chapter  of  III  Nephi  and  the 
85th  and  103rd  sections  of  the  Doctrine  &  Covenants  we  are 
given  to  understand  that  their  missions  pertain  to  this  dis- 
pensation of  the  Gospel.  One  of  these  great  men,  Joseph 
Smith,  Jr.,  brought  forth  the  lesser  part  of  the  Gospel,  (Doc. 
&  Cov.  5:9;  6:26,  29;  I  Nephi  13:34,  which  was  called  the  Book 
of  Mormon  because  Mormon  abridged  it  from  the  plates  of 
Nephi.  Joseph  Smith  translated  the  unsealed  part,  or  the 
lesser  part,  the  mission  of  which  is  to  try  the  faith  of  the  people 
as  the  introductory  work  in  the  great  Gospel  plan  of  redem- 
tion,  III  Nephi  26:9-12.  Why  this  work  was  called  the  Book 
of  Mormon  is  because  of  Mormon,  having  abridged  it  from 
the  plates  of  Nephi,  (See  Preface  to  the  Book  of  Mormon) 
And  when  they  shall  receive  this  (the  Book  of  Mormon)  which 
is  expedient  that  they  shall  have  first  to  try  their  faith,  and  if  it 
shall  so  be  they  shall  believe  these  things  (Book  of  Mormon) 
then  shall  the  greater  things,  (all  on  the  plates  of  Nephi 
III  Nephi  26:9-12,)  and  all  records  and  instruments  of  anti- 
quity be  made  manifest  unto  them,  II  Nephi  27:10,  11,  21,  22; 
30:15-18;  Alma  37:2-19;  III  Nephi  21:9-11;  His.  Rec.  Vol.  7,  1st 
Chapter,  last  verse.  So  we  see  the  bringing  to  light  the 
Urim  and  Thummim,  sealed  records,  plates  of  Nephi,  the  twenty- 
four  golden  plates,  the  brass  plates,  ball  and  director,  the  pre- 
cious seer  stones,  the  sixteen  stones  that  gave  light  in  the 
barges  while  Jared  and  his  brethren  crossed  the  great  ocean  to 
this  promised  land,  the  sword  of  Laban;  and  many  other 
records  and  instruments  of  antiquity,  Mor.  5:8-15;  III  Nephi 
5:8-13;  Heleman  3:13-15)  is  the  great  and  mighty  mission  for 
the  other  servant  of  the  Lord,  the  "Mighty  and  Strong"  Moses, 
the  root  of  Jesse,  Indian  Prophet,  much  marred  man,  cast  out 
and  then  healed  by  the  Lord.  This  mighty  man  is  to  accomplish 
this  last  work  which  is  to  be  the  complement  and  vindicating 
and  convincing  act  in  the  plan  of  redemption.  I  Nephi  13:39- 
41;  Doc.  &  Cov.  90:9-11;  III  Nephi  21:9-11;  II  Nephi  21:5-11; 
30:10-18;  Doc.  &  Cov.  85:  103:11-18.  The  book  of  Ether  in  the 
Book  of  Mormon  is  an  abridgement  made  by  the  hand  of  Mo- 


—97— 

roni  from  the  24  golden  plates  that  Ether  made  which  were 
found  by  the  people  of  Limhi,  Ether  1:1,  2.  This  abridge- 
ment gives  a  short  account  of  Jared,  his  brother  and  their 
people  for  a  period  of  about  sixteen  hundred  years  upon  the 
American  continent.  A  part  of  this  abridgement,  Moroni  was 
commanded  to  seal  up,  Ether  4:4-8.  So  Joseph  Smith,  Jr. 
translated  only  a  part  of  the  abridgement  Moroni  made 
from  the  twenty  -four  golden  plates,  thereby  giving  a  very 
limited  account  of  the  Jaredite  history,  (Ether  1:1-4,)  and  the 
Lord  said  unto  Joseph  Smith,  the  prophet,  "touch  not  the  things 
which  are  sealed,  (Ether  5:1-6,)  for  I  will  bring  them  forth  in 
mine  own  due  time,  II  Nephi  27:21.  The  Prophet  Joseph  was 
not  given  power,  or  in  other  words  was  not  privileged  to  trans- 
late the  sealed  part  of  the  records  to  get  the  full  account 
(Ether  4:4-8,)  but  was  told  to  touch  them  not,  Doc.  &  Cov. 
5:9.  Moroni  says:  "Therefore  I  do  not  write  those  things 
which  transpired  from  the  days  of  Adam  until  that  time;  but 
they  are  had  upon  the  plates;  (meaning  the  twenty-four  golden 
plates,  Ether  1:1-5)  Joseph  Smith  translated  from  Moroni's 
abridgement  and  not  from  the  twenty-four  golden  plates  Ether 
made  which  were  found  by  the  people  of  Limhi,  and  Ether  says, 
whoso  findeth  them,  the  same  will  have  power  that  he  may  get 
the  full  account,  Ether  1:4;  Mosiah  28:11-20.  This  shows 
plainly  some  one  will  yet  find  them.  Also  the  Lord  told  Joseph 
Smith  they  were  to  be  kept  sealed  up  and  hid  up  until  he, 
(the  Lord)  should  see  fit  in  his  own  wisdom,  to  reveal  all 
things  unto  the  children  of  men  (II  Nephi  27:22,)  and  the  day 
cometh  that  the  words  of  the  book  which  were  sealed  shall  be 
read  upon  the  house  tops,  and  they  shall  be  read  by  the  power 
of  Christ:  and  all  things,  shall  be  revealed  unto  the  children  of 
men  which  ever  have  been  among  the  children  of  men,  and  which 
ever  will  be  even  unto  the  end  of  the  earth,  II  Nephi  27:11.  So 
this  next  act  to  be  done  is  the  strange  (wroth,  Isaiah  28:21,)  act, 
for  the  setting  of  the  house  of  God  in  order  and  for  her  redemp- 
tion from  man  made  and  foolish  doctrines  or  precepts  of  men,  II 
Nephi  27 :25 ;  28 : 14.  This  marvelous  work  and  a  wonder  is  for  the 
express  purpose  that  all  mankind  may  give  heed  to  the  Gospel 
doctrines  contained  in  holy  writ,  and  also  that  they  will  give  ear 


—98— 

to  the  instruction  that  the  Lord  shall  reveal  through  this  "Mighty 
and  Strong"  Indian  Prophet  whose  mouth  shall  utter  words, 
eternal  words,  and  his  bowels  shall  be  a  foundation  of  truth,  etc. 
to  set  in  order  the  house  of  God,  Doc.  &  Cov.  85:7.  Joseph 
Smith,  the  Prophet,  after  having  completed  the  work  which 
the  Lord  had  entrusted  him  with,  delivered  the  records  back 
to  Moroni,  who  still  has  them  in  charge.  The  Lord  has  pro- 
mised that  the  sealed  part  of  the  records  shall,  in  his  own 
due  time,  be  given  to  His  people  in  this  dispensation,  together 
with  other  sacred  records  and  instruments  of  antiquity,  the 
hiding  place  of  which  is  not  yet  known.  His.  Rec.  Vol.  7,  1st 
Chap,  last  verse.  Alma  says;  The  Lord  will  reserve  the  brass 
plates  which  are  like  unto  the  Bible  and  more  scripture  upon 
them,  (I  Nephi  13:23).  The  Ball  and  Director,  (Liahona,  Alma 
37:38)  Urim  and  Thummim,  and  sacred  records  and  instruments 
of  antiquity  to  show  forth  his  power  in,  and  that  all  nations  are 
to  know  of  the  mysteries  contained  on  the  brass  plates,  for 
they  shall  go  forth  unto  all  the  people  of  the  earth,  (Alma 
37:4-19;  I  Nephi  5:18).  We  are  told  that  when  the  sealed 
records  come  forth,  all  things,  such  as  records  and  instru- 
ments of  antiquity  are  to  come  forth.  II  Nephi  27:11,  22;  21:5- 
11,  30:10-18.  The  bringing  forth  of  these  last  sacred  relics 
is  positively  the  mission  of  the  other  servant  of  God, — the  root 
of  Jesse  as  spoken  of  in  the  6th  verse  of  the  113th  Section 
of  the  Doctrine  &  Covenants,  whose  mission  and  right  it  is  to 
hold  the  sceptre  of  power  and  the  keys  of  the  kingdom  in  his 
hand  and  perform  mighty  wonders  like  as  Moses  of  old  and  to 
gather  all  the  pure  in  heart  who  will  abide  the  laws  of  the  Celes- 
tial Kingdom;  to  Zion,  the  New  Jerusalem  in  Jackson  County, 
Missouri.  Doc.  &  Cov.  84:2;  101:13-21;  103:11-18;  29:2,  27; 
49:24,  25;  38:31;  42:36;  45:42,  43;  57:1;  58:24-29;  101:10; 
109:58,  59:  85:3.  Ill  Nephi  21:22-26. 

THE  GATHERING  PLACE  OF  THE  SAINTS   BEFORE 

THE  SECOND  COMING  OF  JESUS  CHRIST. 
The  scriptures  show  conclusively  that  the  place  of  gather- 
ing for  the  Saints  before  the  Lord's  second  coming  is  to  be  at 
Independence,  Jackson  County,  Missouri,  Mount  Zion,  the  New 


—99— 

Jerusalem,  (Doc.  &  Cov.  84:2-6)  and  the  man  that  is  to  be 
raised  up  like  unto  Moses  must  do  this  last  gathering  work, 
Doc.  &  Cov.  103:11-18;  85:.  The  mission  of  Joseph  Smith, 
Jr.  was  to  establish  the  Gospel  upon  this  earth  for  the  gather- 
ing of  all  people  unto  the  Church  who  come  under  the  head 
of  the  elect,  Doc.  &'  Cov.  29:7;  109:58,60;  136:10;  51:16;  Zion 
must  flourish  upon  the  hills  and  rejoice  upon  the  mountains, 
and  after  that,  are  to  be  returned  and  assembled  together  at 
the  place  appointed  in  Independence,  Jackson  County,  Mis- 
souri, Doc.  &  Cov.  49:24,  25;  42:35,  36;  45:42-44,  65-71;  84:1-5; 
101:6-21;  57:1-3,)  but  was  to  wait  many  years  before  return- 
ing to  that  promised  land,  Doc.  &  Cov.  58:44;  51:16.  The 
gathering  in  the  tops  of  the  mountains  has  been  going  on  for 
seventy-five  years  and  at  the  present  time  has  gathered  ap- 
proximately two  million  souls  into  the  Church,  (dead  and  now 
living,  from  its  inception  to  the  present  time)  from  among 
the  different  nations  of  the  earth,  but  when  the  Lord  makes 
bare  his  holy  arm,  (Doc.  &  Cov.  90:9-11;  I  Nephi  13:39-41; 
III  Nephi  21:9-11)  and  convinces  all  nations  that  the  Church 
of  Jesus  Christ  of  Latter-day  Saints  (Doc.  &  Cov.  115:4;  Ephe- 
sians  4:5;  I  Nephi  14:10)  is  His  only  accepted  church  upon  this 
earth,  then  millions  of  Lamanites  and  many  of  the  honest,  up- 
right and  virtuous  individuals  among  the  children  of  men,  will 
gather  to  Zion,  and  conform  to  the  laws  of  the  Celestial  Kingdom, 
which  then  will  be  in  full  force  and  effect,  or  they  will  be  con- 
demned. Why?  Because  they  will  have  been  left  without  an  ex- 
cuse. Then  all  eligible  people  who  will  abide  the  laws  of  the  Celes- 
tial Kingdom  will  be  gathered  to  Mount  Zion,  the  New  Jerusalem 
in  Independence,  Jackson  County,  Missouri,  and  when  there  is 
found  no  more  room  in  this  promised  land,  other  places  will  be 
appointed  and  they  shall  be  called  Stakes  of  Zion,  Doc.  &  Cov. 
101 :6-21.  Then  all  eligible  people  who  will  conform  to  the  laws 
of  the  Celestial  Kingdom  will  be  privileged  to  return  or  come 
to  this  holy  land.  The  beginning  of  the  returning  to  the  land 
of  the  New  Jerusalem  will  follow  after  Zion's  redemption  in 
the  mountains,  Isaiah  2:2;  40:9;  Micah  4:1,  10,  13;  Isaiah  51:11; 
35:10.  When  the  pure  in  heart  return  to  this  promised  land, 
they  will  be  led  by  the  one  "Mighty  and  Strong"  (Doc.  &  Cov. 


—100— 

85:7)  man  like  unto  Moses  (Doc.  &  Cov.  103:1-18,)  Indian 
Prophet,  (II  Nephi  3:11,  24,)  root  of  Jesse  (Doc.  &  Cov.  113: 
5-6),  whose  mission  it  is  to  officiate  in  the  redemption  of 
Zion  and  the  great  and  final  gathering.  This  mighty  man  will 
stand  for  an  ensign  of  the  people  and  to  it  shall  the  gentiles 
seek  and  hfs  rest  shall  be  glorious,  (11  Nephi  21:10;  Rom. 
15:12,)  and  he  shall  rule  over  the  gentiles.  This  mighty  and 
strong  man  of  so  many  nomenclatures  is  to  bring  forth  these 
last  records  and  instruments  of  antiquity,  as  a  convincing 
proof  of  the  divinity  of  the  mission  of  Joseph  Smith,  who  trans- 
lated the  Book  of  Mormon,  the  lesser  part  (III  Nephi  26:6-12,) 
and  revealed  the  Gospel  truths  as  contained  in  the  Doctrine 
and  Covenants  and  some  other  works;  who  established  the 
Church  of  Jesus  Christ  upon  this  earth,  April  6th,  1830,  Doc. 
&  Cov.  20:1;  115:4.  Moroni  said,  whoso  findeth  the  twenty- 
four  golden  plates  shall  have  power  to  get  the  full  account, 
Ether  1 :4.  According  to  this  scripture,  we  are  informed  that 
some  one  is  going  to  find  them  and  give  the  full  account  as 
contained  upon  them;  so  we  see  some  one  besides  Joseph  Smith, 
the  Prophet  must  be  commissioned  of  the  Lord  to  find  the 
twenty-four  golden  plates  in  order  to  fulfill  scripture  and  give 
the  full  account  which  is  contained  thereon.  Joseph  Smith 
did  not  translate  from  the  twenty-four  golden  plates  at  all,  that 
Ether  made;  but  he  translated  only  the  unsealed  portion  of  the 
abridgement  Moroni  made,  from  the  twenty-four  golden  plates: 
Moroni  says:  Therefore  I  do  not  write  those  things  which 
transpired  from  the  days  of  Adam  until  that  time;  but  they  are 
had  upon  the  plates;  and  whoso  findeth  them  the  same  will 
have  power  that  he  may  get  the  full  account  (so  you  see  the 
man  that  finds  these  things  is  the  man  who  is  going  to  do  the 
translating,  or  in  other  words  get  the  full  account)  Ether  1 :4. 
This  is  certainly  a  future  work  for  it  is  not  yet  accomplished. 

THE  LAST  AND  MIGHTY  SERVANT  IS  EXTOLLED 

BY  THE  SAVIOR  HIMSELF. 

The  Savior  in  speaking  to  the  Nephites  tells  them  about  a 
man  who  will  do  this  last  work,  and  that  he  will  be  disbelieved 
and  marred  for  declaring  it  unto  the  people;  but  this  marring 


—  101— 

he  receives  for  declaring  this  strange  act  in  the  coming  forth 
of  records,  etc.,  unto  the  people,  will  not  hinder  his  work  at  all, 
for  Jesus  Christ  says;  that  he  will  heal  him  and  that  he  will 
show  that  his  (Christ's)  wisdom  is  greater  than  the  cunning 
of  the  devil,  and  that  this  marred  man  shall  bring  forth  these 
last  and  sacred  records  that  contain  Christ's  word,  (III  Nephi 
21:9-11,)  and  according  to  Ether  he  will  be  the  means  of  trans- 
lating the  same,  Ether  1 :4.  We  must  carefully  bear  in  mind 
this  marred  and  healed  servant  is  not  the  Prophet  Joseph 
Smith,  for  Joseph,  the  Prophet,  was  slain  and  he  foretold 
his  own  death  three  or  four  days  previous  to  his  martyrdom, 
(Doc.  &  Cov.  135:4;  5:22;)  so  the  Savior  could  not  be  refer- 
ring to  Joseph  Smith  when  he  spoke  in  the  following  language: 
But  behold  the  life  of  my  servant  shall  be  in  my  hand,  therefore 
they  shall  not  hurt  him,  although  he  shall  be  marred  because 
of  them.  Yet  I  will  heal  him,  for  I  will  show  unto  them  that 
my  wisdom  is  greater  than  the  cunning  of  the  devil,  therefore 
it  shall  come  to  pass  that  whosoever  will  not  believe  in  my 
word,  who  am  Jesus  Christ,  whom  the  Father  shall  cause  him 
(the  marred  man,  and  healed)  to  bring  forth  unto  the  gentiles, 
and  shall  give  unto  him  power  that  he  shall  bring  them  forth 
unto  the  gentiles,  (it  shall  be  done  even  as  Moses  said)  they 
shall  be  cut  off  from  among  my  people  who  are  of  the  cove- 
nant. Ill  Nephi  21:9-11.  The  Angel  Moroni  told  the  Prophet 
Joseph  that  the  cutting  off  was  not  then,  but  soon  would  come 
and  as  yet  it  has  not  been  attended  to.  Pearl  of  Great  Price, 
page  90,  verse  40. 

NECESSARY  FOR  JOSEPH  SMITH,  THE  PROPHET 
TO  SEAL  HIS  TESTIMONY  WITH  HIS  BLOOD. 

Further  the  Lord  says,  it  is  necessary  for  the  Prophet 
Joseph  to  seal  his  testimony  with  his  blood,  that  he  might 
be  honored  and  the  wicked  might  be  condemned,  (Doc.  &  Cov. 
136:36-38,)  but  the  marred  man  to  whom  Jesus  was  referring, 
He  was  to  heal,  and  give  power  to  bring  forth  these  last 
records,  and  after  the  coming  forth  of  the  same,  the  unnght- 
eous,  rebellious  and  disbelieving  factions  of  the  Church  were 
to  be  cut  off.  This  root  of  Jesse-,  Rom.  15:12,  as  has  been 


—102— 

shown  by  comparing  II  Nephi  21 :5-ll  with  30:11-18  is  the  indi- 
vidual that  is  to  bring  forth  the  last  and  all  records,  and  all 
things  else  that  are  to  be  brought  to  light  for  the  pouring  out 
of  the  Lord's  spirit  upon  all  flesh,  for  the  ushering  in  of  the 
millennium  and  for  the  building  of  the  New  Jerusalem  and  the 
great  holy  temple  preparatory  for  the  second  coming  of  our 
Lord  and  Savior  Jesus  Christ.  Those  sacred  and  last  records 
and  instruments  of  antiquity,  (I  Nephi  13:39-41;  His.  Rec.  Vol. 
7,  1st  Chap,  last  verse,)  as  Alma  says  will  be  a  sceptre  of  power 
in  the  hands  of  the  one  who  brings  them  forth,  for  Alma  says: 
God  is  reserving  them  for  this  express  purpose,  to  show  forth 
his  power  unto  future  generations,  Alma  37:2-19,  Rom.  9:33; 
Isaiah  28:16.  These  sacred  records  and  instruments  of  antiquity 
must  accomplish  the  object  of  their  destination  for  God  hath 
spoken  it,  Alma  37:4,  14,  18,  19;  I  Nephi  13:39-41. 

THE  LORD  SHALL  RISE  UP,  BEING  WROTH,  AND  VIN- 
DICATE THIS  LAST  MIGHTY  SERVANT  OF  HIS. 

The  Lord  shall  rise  up  and  be  wroth,  why?  Because  the 
people  of  his  church  will  reject  the  testimony  of  his  servant, 
and  mar  and  cast  him  out  of  the  Church  (Isaiah  66:2-6,)  and 
speak  evil  against  this  root  of  Jesse,  therefore  the  Lord  will 
make  bare  his  holy  arm  being  wroth,  and  bring  to  pass  His 
strange  act,  (Isaiah  28:21;  Doc.  &  Cov.  95:4;  101:89-95;)  One 
part  of  which  will  be  in  the  coming  forth  of  these  last  records 
in  rather  a  strange  manner,  strange  according  to  the  man-made 
order  of  the  Church  way  of  thinking  as  has  been  shown  and 
proven  in  this  article.  Moroni  said,  And  whoso  receiveth  this 
record  (the  Book  of  Mormon)  and  shall  not  condemn  it  because 
of  the  imperfections  which  are  in  it,  the  same  shall  know  of 
greater  things  than  these,  behold  I  am  Moroni;  and  were  it  pos- 
sible I  would  make  all  things  known  unto  you,  Mormon  8:12; 
III  Nephi  5:8-19,  Ether  4:13;  4  Nephi  1:47-49;  Alma  37:  Hele- 
man  3:13-16.  Now  therefore  be  yet  not  mockers  lest  your 
bands  be  made  strong,  for  I  have  heard  from  the  Lord  God 
of  hosts  a  consumption,  even  determined  upon  the  whole  earth, 
Isaiah  28:22. 


—103- 
DAY  OF  PEACE  WHEN  BOOK  OF  MORMON  CAME  FORTH 

And  no  one  need  say  these  (records)  shall  not  come  for 
they  surely  shall,  for  the  Lord  hath  spoken  it;  for  out  of  the 
earth  shall  they  come,  by  the  hand  of  the  Lord,  and  none  can 
stay  it,  and  it  shall  come  in  a  day  when  it  shall  be  said  that 
miracles  are  done  away;  and  it  shall  come  even  as  if  one 
should  speak  from  the  dead  (how  literally  this  was  fulfilled 
when  the  Prophet  Joseph  Smith  brought  forth  thex  Book  of 
Mormon)  Orson  Pratt's  Divine  Authority,  page  14  says,  it 
was  a  day  of  universal  peace.  Thomas'  School  History,  pages 
228-288  says,  there  had  been  thirty  years  of  peace. 

LAST  AND  ALL  RECORDS  TO  COME  FORTH  IN 
DAY  OF  TROUBLE  AND  WAR,  ETC. 

And  it  (records)  shall  come  in  a  day  when  the  blood  of  the 
saints  shall  cry  unto  the  Lord  because  of  secret  combinations 
and  the  works  of  darkness;  (very  applicable  today)  Yea  it 
(records)  shall  come  in  a  day  when  the  power  of  God  shall  be 
denied  and  Churches  become  defiled  and  shall  be  lifted  up  in 
the  pride  of  their  hearts;  yea,  even  in  a  day  when  leaders  of 
Churches  and  teachers,  in  the  pride  of  their  hearts,  even  to 
the  envying  of  them  who  belong  to  their  churches;  (such  con- 
ditions exist  today)  Yea,  it  (records)  shall  come  in  a  day  when 
there  shall  be  heard  of  fires  and  tempests  and  vapors  of  smoke 
in  foreign  lands;  (these  conditions  are  prevalent  today)  and 
there  shall  also  be  heard  of  wars,  rumors  of  wars  and  earth- 
quakes in  diverse  places  (according  to  this  scripture  today  is 
an  appropriate  time  for  these  last  records  to  come  forth)  yea, 
it  (records)  shall  come  in  a  day  when  there  shall  be  great 
pollutions  upon  the  face  of  the  earth;  there  shall  be  mur- 
ders, and  robbing,  and  lying,  and  deceivings,  and  whoredoms, 
and  all  manner  of  abominations;  when  there  shall  be  many  who 
will  say,  do  this,  or  to  that,  and  it  mattereth  not,  for,  the  Lord 
will  uphold  such  at  the  last  day.  But  woe  unto  such,  for  they 
are  in  the  gall  of  bitterness  and  in  the  bonds  of  iniquity,  Yea, 
it  (records)  shall  come  in  a  day  when  there  shall  be  churches 
built  up  that  shall  say,  come  unto  me,  and  for  your  money 


—104— 

you    shall    be    forgiven     of    your    sins,     Mormon     8:21-32. 
The  Books  of  Mormon  came  in  a  day  of  peace,  in  the  midst 
of  peace,  Thomas'  School  History  says  there  was  thirty  years 
of  peace,  page  228-288,  and   Orson   Pratt  says,  when   Joseph 
Smith  brought  forth  the  records  it  was  in  a  day  of  peace,  he 
uses   the   following   language:    "The   glorious   constitution    of 
that  great  and   free   people  proclaimed   religious   freedom   to 
every  son  and  daughter  of  Columbia's  soil;  yet,  in  the  midst 
of  that  boasted  land  of  freedom  and  religious  rights,  where 
universal  peace  seemed  to  have  selected  her  quiet  dwelling- 
place,  the  voice  of  a  great  Prophet  is  hard  predicting  the  rise 
of  the  latter-day   Church,    and   the   bloody   persecutions   that 
should  follow  her  from  City  to  City,  and  from  synagogue  to 
synagogue."    Orson  Pratt's  Divine  Authority,  pp.  14.    But  the 
Prophet  Mormon  says:  "That  records  are  to  come  in  a  day 
of  wars,   rumors   of  wars,   earth-quakes,    fires,   tempests   and 
vapors  of  smoke  in  foreign  lands  (evidently  volcanoes)  and  all 
manner  of  wickedness  and  abomonation  and  disturbences  upon 
the  face  of  the  earth."    Mormon  8:29-31.     (Very  different  con- 
ditions, from  those  when  the  Book  of  Mormon  came  forth.)  The 
conditions  existing  upon  the  face  of  this  earth  today   (in  the 
the  year  1922)   are  in  every  way  very  fitting  and  commensu- 
rate with  the  conditions  Mormon  describes  that  should  exist 
when  these  last  records  and  instruments  of  antiquity  were  to 
come   forth.     The   Lord,   in   speaking   to   the   Prophet   Joseph 
Smith,  Jr.  said:  "And  also  that  you  might  be  honored  of  lay- 
ing the  foundation,  and  of  bearing  record  of  the  land  upon 
which  the  Zion   of  God   shall  stand,"    (Doc.   &   Cov.   58:7-11; 
136:36-38;  56:18;   104:16,)   and  also  that  a  feast  of  fat  things 
might  be  prepared  for  the  poor;  yea,  a  feast  of  fat  things  of 
wine  on  the  lees,  well  refined,  that  the  earth  may  know  that 
the  mouths  of  the  Prophets  shall  not  fail;  Yea  a  supper  of  the 
House  of  the  Lord,  well  prepared  unto  which  all  nations  shall 
be  invited.     Firstly,  the  rich  and  the  learned,  the  wise  and 
the  noble;  and  after  that  cometh  the  day  of  my  power:  then 
shall  the  poor,  the  lame  and  the  blind  and  the  deaf,  come  in 
unto  the  marriage  of  the  Lamb,  and  partake  of  the  supper  of 
the  Lord,  prepared  for  the  great  day  to  come.     Doc.  &  Cov^ 


—105— 

58:7-11;  Isaiah  25:6-12;  11:5-11;  II  Nephi  30:10-18;  Doc.  &  Cov. 
104:16;  101:85-95;  I  Nephi  14:14;  Doc.  &  Cov.  1:14.  In  the 
day  of  God's  power  (the  powerful  awakening)  the  poor,  the 
lame,  the  blind  and  the  deaf  will  be  cared  for  and  made  to 
rejoice,  Doc.  &  Cov.  58:7-11.  This  day  of  power  will  come  as 
Nephi  says,  after  the  Church  is  established  upon  the  earth  and 
at  the  time  when  the  Saints  of  the  Lord,  or  Church  of  the 
Lamb,  have  small  dominion  on  the  different  parts  of  the 
earth,  and  at  a  time  when  multitudes  from  among  all  the  na- 
tions of  the  gentiles,  will  combine  to  fight  against  the  Church 
of  the  Lamb  of  God,  I  Nephi  14:12-14;  Doc.  &  Cov.  101:85-95. 
The  Prophet  Joseph  Smith  revealed  that  the  day  of  power  shall 
come  after  the  Gospel  of  the  Church  of  Jesus  Christ  of  Latter- 
day  Saints  had  been  established  upon  this  land  and  preached 
to  the  gentiles  unto  the  ends  of  the  earth,  (Joseph  Smith's 
mission  and  calling  was  to  gather  the  elect  Doc.  &  Cov.  29:7) 
and  then  the  arm  of  God  would  be  revealed  in  power  and 
convince  the  Jews,  the  heathen  nations  and  the  house  of 
Joseph  of  the  Gospel  of  their  salvation.  Doc.  &  Cov.  90:9-11; 
I  Nephi  13:39-41;  II  Nephi  3:11,  24.  This  time  being  after 
the  Church  had  been  persecuted  and  the  Saints  had  done 
about  what  they  could  do  naturally  to  maintain  their  rights 
and  privileges,  Doc.  &  Cov.  123:6-17. 

AN  APOSTATE  ELEMENT  TO  BE  IN  THE  CHURCH 
ACCORDING  TO  PRESIDENT  JOHN  TAYLOR. 

Joseph  certainly  must  have  meant  the  Saints  and  not  the 
apostate  element  that  President  John  Taylor  said  would  exist 
in  the  Church,  (He,  President  Taylor,  said  the  time  would  come 
when  half  of  this  Church  would  apostatize  and  perhaps  half 
of  the  remaining  half.  At  the  time  when  making  this  pro- 
phecy he  stood  in  a  halo  of  light,  suspended  about  a  foot  above 
the  floor,  and  spoke  with  mighty  power.  Attested  to  by  four 
eye  and  ear  witnesses  who  heard  him  make  the  above  prophecy 
September  27,  1886.  Witnesses:  John  W.  Woolley,  Loren  C. 
Woolley,  Daniel  Bateman  and  George  Earl. 


—106— 

BRIGHAM  YOUNG'S   PROPHECY. 

In  a  conference  held  at  Provo  City,  Utah  Territory,  in  the 
year  1867,  in  the  bowery,  on  the  north-west  corner  of  the 
now  Provo  Commercial  Bank  block,  President  Brigham  Young, 
in  the  course  of  a  sermon  he  was  delivering  to  the  people,  made 
the  following  prophecy:  "Brethren,  this  Church  will  be  lead 
onto  the  very  brink  of  hell  by  the  leaders  of  this  people,  then 
God  will  raise  up  the  one  "Mighty  and  Strong"  spoken  of  in 
the  85th  Section  of  the  Doctrine  &  Covenants  to  save  and  re- 
deem this  Church."  Attested  to  by  Joshua  Jones  who  made 
a  minute  of  it  at  that  time  and  now  has  it  in  his  diary.  He 
is  now  (June,  1922)  at  Provo  City,  Utah.  The  sending  of  this 
one  "Mighty  and  Strong"  the  Lord  has  purposed  for  the  sal- 
vation of  the  honest  in  heart  among  his  people,  and  to  be  the  in- 
itiative to  bring  about  the  great  blessing  the  Lord  has  in 
reserve  to  cause  the  poor,  the  lame,  the  deaf,  and  the  blind  to 
rejoice. 

UNITED  ORDER  AND  CONSECRATION  NECESSARY. 

The  United  Order  by  consecration,  as  we  have  and  will 
show,  is  to  be  instituted  and  maintained  in  the  Church  of  Jesus 
Christ  of  Latter-day  Saints,  after  the  apostate  element  has 
been  excluded  therefrom.  The  Lord  says:  That  it  is  not  given 
that  one  man  should  possess  that  which  is  above  another, 
wherefore  the  world  lieth  in  sin,  Doc.  &  Cov.  49:20.  And  it  is 
my  purpose  to  provide  for  my  Saints,  for  all  things  are  mine; 
But  it  must  needs  be  done  in  mine  own  way;  and  behold  this 
is  the  way  that  I,  the  Lord,  have  decreed  to  provide  for  my 
Saints,  that  the  poor  shall  be  exalted,  in  that  the  rich  are  made 
low.  Doc.  &  Cov.  104:15,  16.  And  behold  thou  wilt  remember 
the  poor  and  consecrate  of  thy  properties  for  their  support, 
that  which  thou  hast  to  impart  unto  them,  with  a  covenant  and 
a  deed  which  cannot  be  broken;  for  it  shall  come  to  pass,  that 
which  I  spake  by  the  mouths  of  my  Prophets,  shall  be  fulfilled; 
for  I  will  consecrate  of  the  riches  of  those  who  embrace  my 
Gospel  among  the  gentiles  unto  the  poor  of  my  people  who  are 
of  the  House  of  Israel,  Doc.  &  Cov.  42:30,  39.  Behold,  I  say 
unto  you,  were  it  not  for  the  transgressions  of  my  people, 


—107— 

speaking  concerning  the  Church  and  not  individuals,  they 
might  have  been  redeemed  even  now,  (the  United  Order  by 
consecration  is  the  redemption  foundation  of  this  Church, 
Doc.  &  Cov.  105:3-6,  34)  But  behold,  they  have  not  learned  to 
be  obedient  to  the  things  that  I  require  at  their  hands  (United 
Order  by  consecration)  but  are  full  of  all  manner  of  evil,  and 
do  not  impart  of  their  substance  as  becometh  Saints,  to  the 
poor  and  afflicted  among  them,  and  are  not  united  according 
to  the  Union  required  by  the  law  of  the  Celestial  Kingdom; 
and  Zion  cannot  be  built  up  unless  it  is  by  the  principles  of  the 
law  of  the  Celestial  Kingdom,  otherwise  I  cannot  receive  her 
unto  myself.  And  my  people  must  needs  be  chastened  until 
they  learn  obedience,  if  it  must  needs  be,  by  the  things  which 
they  suffer,  Doc.  &  Cov.  105:2-6,  34.  Thus  we  see  according 
to  the  word  of  God,  the  blessings  of  the  United  Order  by 
consecration,  are  the  feast  of  fat  things  (the  marriage  supper 
of  the  Lamb)  and  the  foundation  premise  upon  which  the 
redemption  of  Zion  is  predicated,  Doc.  &  Cov.  105:1-6.  This 
great  feast  is  to  be  prepared  for  the  poor,  the  lame,  the  deaf 
and  the  blind,  Doc.  &  Cov.  58:7-11.  This  is  the  law  of  the 
Celestial  Kingdom  that  must  be  complied  with  by  all  people, 
in  order  to  be  redeemed,  and  to  be  at  the  marriage  feast  of  the 
Lamb,  and  partake  of  the  supper  of  the  Lord,  in  the  land  of 
the  New  Jerusalem,  Jackson  County,  Missouri,  Psalms  132: 
13-16;  Doc.  &  Cov.  84:2;  76:62-70.  According  to  the  word  of 
the  Lord,  this  law  is  the  only  way  whereby  this  Church  will 
ever  be  acceptable  unto  Him.  Doc.  &  Cov.  105:5.  For  with- 
out living  this  Celestial  Order,  the  members  of  this  Church 
would  not  be  fit  subjects  to  be  affiliated  with  the  Saints  of 
the  City  of  Enoch  who  live  the  Celestial  United  Order  of  God, 
for  they  are  to  return  to  earth  and  join  the  Saints  in  the  Land 
of  the  New  Jerusalem,  Pearl  of  Great  Price  Chap.  7:18,  21, 
62-64.  The  Celestial  Order  is  to  cause  the  poor  and  afflicted 
to  rejoice  as  did  the  Celestial  Order  of  Enoch  cause  the  people 
of  Enoch  to  rejoice,  (Pearl  of  Great  Price  Chap.  7:18,)  and  is 
to  prepare  the  Saints  of  the  Church  of  Jesus  Christ  of  Latter- 
day  Saints  to  dwell  with  God,  as  also  did  the  order  of  Enoch 
which  was  the  United  Order  by  consecration.  This  Celestial 


—108— 

Law,  (United  Order  by  consecration,)  must  be  re-established 
and  maintained  in  the  Church  of  Jesus  Christ  of  Latter-day 
Saints  in  connection  with  all  other  Celestial  Laws,  including 
plurality  of  wives,  etc.,  Isaiah  4:  II  Nephi  14:  Doc.  &  Cov.  132: 
The  setting  of  the  Church  in  order  cannot  be  attended  to  until 
after  Zion's  redemption,  (Doc.  &  Cov.  105:34,)  which  redemp- 
tion will  be  attended  to  when  the  Lord  raises  up  the  man  like 
unto  Moses,  (a  President)  as  spoken  of  in  the  85th  section  of 
the  Doctrine  and  Covenants,  7th  verse,  to  attend  to  this  great  and 
mighty  work  and  not  before  this  time  (Doc.  &  Cov.  103:11-18; 
105:34,)  for  the  Lord  says,  "And  let  those  commandments 
which  I  have  given  concerning  Zion  and  her  law  be  executed, 
and  fulfilled,  after  her  redemption,"  Doc.  &  Cov.  105:34.  As 
has  been  shown  in  this  article,  this  "Mighty  and  Strong  Man" 
like  unto  Moses,  root  of  Jesse,  Indian  Prophet,  must  be  raised 
up  and  bring  forth  the  last  and  all  records  and  instruments 
of  antiquity  that  the  Lord  may  show  forth  his  power  in  them 
and  vindicate  his  Gospel  that  was  established  upon  this  earth, 
the  Church  of  Jesus  Christ  of  Latter-day  Saints,  through 
the  instrumentality  of  the  Prophet  Joseph  Smith,  Jun.  This 
"Mighty  and  Strong  Man,"  who  is  to  be  raised  up,  will  set 
the  Church  in  order  in  kec^inr  v/lth  the  law  of  the  United 
Order  by  consecration,  and  will  establish  other  laws  that 
pertain  to  the  Celestial  Kingdom,  in  order  that  the  Lord 
may  receive  this  Church  unto  Himself,  (Doc.  &  Cov.  105:5,) 
in  the  land  of  the  New  Jerusalem,  Jackson  County,  Missouri, 
Doc.  &  Cov.  84:2;  49:24,  25;  42:36;  101:6-21. 
JOSEPH  SMITH,  THE  PROPHET'S  MISSION  DESCRIBED. 
The  servant  spoken  of  in  the  4th  verse  of  the  113th  Section 
of  the  Doctrine  and  Covenants  evidently  is  the  Prophet  Joseph 
Smith,  who  had  much  power  laid  upon  him.  Joseph  was  cir- 
cumscribed and  limited  in  his  work,  III  Nephi  26:6-12;  Doc. 
&  Cov.  5:9;  II  Nephi  27:21,  22;  His.  Record  Vol.  7,  1st  Chap, 
last  verse.  For  Joseph  the  Prophet  did  not  reveal  the  contents 
of  the  sealed  records,  nor  the  twenty-four  golden  plates  that 
Ether  made,  nor  the  brass  plates,  nor  all  of  the  large  and 
small  plates  of  Nephi  and  many  other  records,  nor  did  he  bring 
forth  to  the  gaze  of  man  the  ball  and  director,  sword  of  Laban 


—  109— 

and  sacred  relics  and  instruments  of  antiquity,  Alma  37:  III 
Nephi  5:8-17,  Heleman  3:13-16.  Joseph  the  Prophet  only 
brought  forth  the  lesser  part,  the  unsealed  portion  of  Mor- 
mon's abridgement,  which  he  (Mormon)  made  from  the  plates 
of  Nephi,  III  Nephi  26:6-12.  Joseph  the  Prophet  translated 
the  unsealed  part  of  Moroni's  abridgement  which  Moroni  made 
from  the  twenty-four  golden  plates  that  Ether  made,  the  acount 
of  which  is  given  in  the  Book  of  Ether  in  the  Book  of  Mormon, 
(Ether  5:1-6;  1:1-5;  III  Nephi  5:15-17;  Moroni  1:1,)  so  we  see 
Joseph  Smith  the  Prophet  only  brought  forth  the  lesser  part, 
which  is  called  much  of  Christ's  Gospel,  III  Nephi  26:6-12;  I 
Nephi  13:34,)  and  that  part  only  which  was  wisdom  in  the  Lord 
to  come  forth  first  to  try  the  faith  of  the  people,  III  Nephi 
26:6-11;  Doc.  &  Cov.  5:9;  6:26,  29.  This  lesser  part  was  to 
come  forth  as  the  introductory  feature  in  the  plan  of  redemp- 
tion to  lay  the  foundation  of  the  Church  and  to  try  the  faith 
of  the  people  (III  Nephi  26:9;  Doc.  &  Cov.  58:7-11,)  and 
prepare  them  for  the  day  of  his  power  when  all  records  are 
to  come  forth,  (meaning  the  greater  things,  etc.,  Ill  Nephi 
26:6-11;  I  Nephi  13:39-41,  III  Nephi  21:9-11;  Mormon  5:12-15; 
His.  Rec.  Vol.  7,  1st  Chap,  lest  verse,)  by  the  man  like  unto 
Moses,  (Doc.  &  Cov.  103:11-18,)  the  "Mighty  and  Strong"  root 
of  Jesse,  Indian  Prophet  and  last  servant,  Doc.  &  Cov.  85:7; 
II  Nephi  21:5-11  in  comparison  with  30:10-18;  II  Nephi  3:11, 
24,  27:11,  21,  27. 

THE  MIGHTY  AND  LAST  SERVANT— THE  ROOT 
OF  JESSE'S  MISSION. 

Moroni  says  whoso  findeth  the  twenty-four  golden  plates 
that  Ether  made,  the  same  will  have  power  to  get  the  full 
account,  (Ether  1 :4,)  then  he  it  is  who  finds  the  last  records 
will  have  power  to  translate  the  same,  even  the  sealed  part, 
in  order  to  give  the  full  account.  And  the  day  cometh  that 
the  words  of  the  Book  which  were  sealed  shall  be  read  upon 
the  house  tops;  and  they  shall  be  read  by  the  power  of  Christ: 
and  all  things  shall  be  revealed  unto  the  children  of  men, 
which  ever  have  been  among  the  children  of  men,  and  which 
ever  will  be  even  unto  the  end  of  the  earth,  II  Nephi  27:11, 


—110— 

21,  22;  30:16-18;  Alma  37:.  The  Lord  has  promised  that  the 
sealed  records,  together  with  other  sacred  records  and  instru- 
ments of  antiquity,  (from  an  unknown  hiding  place.  This 
was  stated  in  Joseph's  time  after  the  hill  Cumoriah  was  known) 
are  to  be  given  to  this  people  in  this  dispensation,  together 
with  other  sacred  records  and  instruments  of  antiquity.  His. 
Rec.  Vol.  7,  1st  Chap,  last  verse. 

GEO.  T.  PEAY'S  STATEMENT  ABOUT  RECORDS  IN  UTAH. 

George  T.  Peay,  Sr.,  now  deceased  (June  1922)  who  re- 
sided in  Provo  City,  Utah,  says  he  heard  Pres.  Brigham 
Young,  while  standing  on  the  veranda  of  the  Lion  House, 
in  Salt  Lake  City,  Utah,  in  connection  with  some  others, 
make  the  following  statement,  with  his  left  foot  upon  the 
east  lion,  took  the  index  finger  of  his  right  hand  and  pointed 
south  toward  Provo  and  said,  "I  can  see  to  where  the  sealed 
records,  the  sword  of  Laban  and  many  other  records  and 
instruments  of  antiquity  are  buried,  in  connection  with  gold 
enough  to  pave  two  of  the  streets  of  Salt  Lake  City."  This 
George  T.  Peay,  Sr.,  told  me  (the  writer  of  this  article)  many 
times  during  the  period  of  twenty  five  years  of  our  intimate 
acquaintance. 

LAST  RECORDS  TO  COME  FORTH. 

It  is  prophesied  that  the  Brass  Plates  and  other  records 
and  instruments  of  antiquity  should  be  kept  and  handed  down 
from  one  generation  to  another,  until  they  should  go  forth 
unto  every  nation,  kindred,  tongue,  and  people,  that  they  should 
know  of  the  mysteries  contained  thereon.  (Alma  37:4). 

Alma  told  his  son  Helaman  the  Lord  had  entrusted  him 
with  these  sacred  things  in  which  the  Lord  intended  to  show 
forth  his  power  to  future  generations.  (Alma  37:14,  18,  19). 
Alma  further  says,  the  Lord  showed  forth  his  power  in  them 
and  brought  many  thousands  of  the  Lamanites  to  the  knowl- 
edge of  the  truth,  and  that  he  will  keep  and  preserve  them 
to  show  forth  his  power  unto  future  generations.  (Alma 
37:19.) 


— Ill— 

The  corner  stone  of  our  faith  is  the  words  of  Jesus  Christ; 
for  without  such,  we  could  not  exist  as  a  church;  and  every 
word  is  binding,  whether  by  direct  revelation  today  or  that 
which  is  recorded  in  Holy  Writ.  Alma  says,  the  Lord  intends 
to  show  forth  his  power  in  the  words  of  Jesus  Christ  as  con- 
tained on  records  yet  to  come  to  light  in  connection  with  other 
sacred  instruments  of  antiquity.  Now,  as  the  Lord  has  shown 
forth  his  power  in  these  sacred  things  and  converted  thousands 
to  the  Gospel  truth  it  will  be  seen  that  they  are  tried  and 
found  to  be  precious,  for  in  these  instances,  they  have  proved 
effectual  in  restoring  many  to  the  knowledge  of  the  truth. 

The  Lord  says,  Behold,  I  lay  in  Zion  for  a  foundation  a 
stone,  a  tried  stone,  a  precious  corner  stone,  a  sure  founda- 
tion: he  that  believeth  shall  not  make  haste.  (Isaiah  28:16). 
This  tried  stone  must  either  be  Jesus  Christ  himself,  or  his 
word  and  handiwork  as  contained  in  the  aggregation  of  rec- 
ords, and  instruments  of  antiquity.  Which  is  it?  Joseph 
Smith,  the  Prophet  said,  after  having  completed  the  work  the 
Lord  had  intrusted  him  with,  he  delivered  the  records  back 
to  Moroni,  who  still  has  them  in  charge.  The  Lord  has  prom- 
ised that  the  sealed  part  of  the  records  shall,  in  his  own  due 
time,  be  given  to  his  people  in  this  dispensation,  together  with 
other  sacred  records,  and  instruments  of  antiquity,  the  hiding 
place  of  which  is  not  yet  known.  (Historical  Record,  Vol.  7, 
1st  Chap,  and  last  verse).  But  Isaiah  says  the  tried  stone 
is  to  be  laid  in  Zion.  He  also  says  the  glorious  beauty  is  on 
the  head  of  the  fat  valley.  But  it  shall  be  a  fading  flower. 
(Isaiah  28:4).  Though  these  records  are  spoken  of  in  many 
places  in  the  Scriptures,  and  their  coming  forth  to  this  people, 
to  reveal  all  that  ever  was  revealed,  and  more  too,  (See  II 
Nephi  27:10  and  Ether  3:25-27 — a  glorious  beauty)  is  foretold 
by  many  prophets,  yet  we  seldom  hear  anything  said  about 
them  (A  fading  flower)  except  by  a  few  obscure  individuals 
who  are  supposed  to  be  on  the  way  to  apotasy. 

Evidently  these  sacred  things  are  the  tried  stone  which 
Isaiah  said  the  Lord  would  lay  in  Zion  as  a  precious  corner  stone, 
and  a  sure  foundation.  On  this  foundation,  the  Lord  will  main- 
tain his  church,  set  it  in  order,  sweep  away  the  refuge  of  lies 


—112— 

disannul  the  covenant  with  death,  and  perform  his  strange 
act  that  he  may  pour  out  his  spirit  upon  all  flesh.  (See  Isaiah 
28:15-18).  Alma  says,  these  things  are  kept  for  a  wise  purpose 
that  the  Lord  may  show  forth  his  power.  The  Doctrine  and 
Covenants  says  the  Lord  will  send  one  mighty  and  strong, 
holding  the  scepter  of  power  in  his  hand,  to  set  his  church  in 
order,  and  deliver  his  people  out  of  bondage  (into  which  they 
have  plunged  themselves  by  the  issuing  of  the  Manifesto). 
Jesus  Christ  says  a  man  will  be  disbelieved  and  marred  for 
declaring  to  the  people  the  coming  forth  of  these  last  records, 
in  connection  with  which,  the  Lord  will  work  a  great  and 
marvelous  work,  and  cut  off  all  the  unbelievers.  This  mighty 
and  strong  one  must  bring  forth  records  to  fulfill  these  say- 
ings of  the  prophets,  because  God's  power  is  to  be  shown  forth 
in  them,  and  they  are  means  whereby  God  will  reveal  his  arm 
in  power  to  deliver  his  chosen  people. 

Referring  to  the  tried  stone,  the  glorious  beauty,  Isaiah 
says,  This  is  the  rest  and  the  refreshing,  yet  they  would  not 
hear.  (Isaiah  28:12).  The  people  must  reject  the  testimony 
of  the  coming  forth  of  these  last  records,  to  fulfill  prophecy. 

The  man  who  finds  these  last  records  is  the  one  who  is 
to  reveal  or  translate  them  and  have  power  to  get  the  full 
account.  The  sealed  records,  together  with  other  sacred  re- 
cords and  instruments  of  antiquity,  Joseph  the  Prophet  says, 
are  to  come  forth  to  this  people  in  this  dispensation.  Thus 
we  see  the  Lord's  other  servant,  the  root  of  Jesse,  who  finds 
the  twenty-four  golden  plates  will  find  other  records  and  in- 
struments of  antiquity  with  them,  and  he  will  bring  forth 
everything  that  has  ever  been  revealed,  that  has  been  recorded 
and  hid  up,  to  come  forth  unto  the  children  of  men,  for  the 
express  purpose  of  vindicating  the  Book  of  Mormon  that 
Joseph  Smith  brought  forth,  which  contains  the  fullness  of 
the  Gospel  for  the  salvation  of  the  children  of  men  upon  this 
earth,  Doc.  &  Cov.  18:3,  4;  20:8-12;  27:5,  13;  42:12.  II  Nephi 
27:11,  21,  22;  Doc.  &  Cov.  113:6;  II  Nephi  21:5-12;  30:10-18; 
III  Nephi  21:9-11.  This  last  servant  will  perform  mighty 


—113— 

wonders  and  do  that  thing  which  is  great  in  the  sight  of  God 
in  bringing  to  pass  much  restoration  unto  the  House  of  Israel 
and  unto  the  seed  of  his  brethren,  (the  Lamanites  II  Nephi 
3:11,  24,)  he  will  be  like  Moses  of  old,  a  President  of  the 
Lord's  Church  upon  this  earth,  (Doc.  &  Cov.  103:11-18;  107: 
91,  92,)  and  redeem  Zion,  set  the  Church  in  order,  (Doc.  & 
Cov.  90:16,)  and  establish  all  eligible  and  obedient  people, 
to  the  law  of  the  Celestial  Kingdom,  in  the  land  of  Mount 
Zion,  the  New  Jerusalem.  (Doc.  &  Cov.  84:2;  103:11-18;  49: 
24,  25)  and  when  there  is  no  more  room  in  the  land  of  the 
New  Jerusalem,  other  places  will  be  appointed  and  they  shall 
be  called  Stakes  of  Zion,  Doc.  &  Cov.  101:6-21. 

WHEN  ROOT  OF  JESSE  IS  TO  BE  RAISED  UP. 
By  comparing  the  21st  Chapter  of  II  Nephi,  verses  5-11 
with  the  30th  Chapter  of  II  Nephi  verses  10-18,  we  can  see 
plainly  when  this  man,  who  is  spoken  of  in  the  sixth  verse  of 
the  113th  Section  of  the  Doctrine  and  Covenants  (the  root  of 
Jesse)  is  to  be  raised  up,  who  is  to  hold  the  keys  of  the  King- 
dom (the  sceptre  of  power  Doc.  &  Cov.  85:7,)  in  his  hand 
(Doc.  &  Cov.  81:2)  and  stands  as  an  ensign  for  the  gathering 
of  God's  people  in  the  last  days.  It  will  be  when  the  Lord 
sees  fit,  in  His  wisdom,  to  reveal  all  things  unto  the  children 
of  men  as  the  Lord  told  the  Prophet  Joseph  in  the  following 
language:  "Touch  not  the  things  which  are  sealed,  for  I  will 
bring  them  forth  in  mine  own  due  time:  For  I  will  show  unto 
the  children  of  men  that  I  am  able  to  do  mine  own  work.  Where- 
fore when  thou  hast  read  the  words  which  I  have  commanded 
thee,  and  obtained  the  witnesses  which  I  have  promised  unto 
thee,  then  shalt  thou  seal  up  the  book,  again  and  hide  it  up 
unto  me,  that  I  may  preserve  the  words  which  thou  hast  not 
read  until  I  shall  see  fit  in  mine  own  wisdom,  to  reveal  all 
things  unto  the  children  of  men,  2  Nephi  27:21,  22.  Joseph, 
after  having  completed  the  work  which  the  Lord  had  en- 
trusted him  with,  delivered  the  records  back  to  Moroni,  who 
still  has  them  in  charge.  The  Lord  has  promised  that  the 
sealed  part  of  the  records  shall,  in  His  own  due  time,  be  given 
to  His  people  in  this  dispensation,  together  with  other  sacred 


—  114— 

records  and  instruments  of  antiquity,  the  hiding  place  of 
which  is  not  yet  known.  His.  Rec.  Vol.  7,  1st  Chap,  last  verse. 
The  scripture  references  show  conclusively,  that  the  root  of 
Jesse  is  to  bring  forth  the  last  and  all  records,  before  the 
great  division  can  take  place,  and  the  blessed  condition  exist 
with  the  righteous  part  of  the  people,  for  the  ushering  in  of 
the  Millennial  reign,  II  Nephi  21:5-11;  30:10-18;  I  Nephi  14: 
12-14.  Daniel  says  blest  is  he  who  waiteth  and  cometh  to  the 
1335  days,  which  would  be  seventy- five  years  after  the  rise 
of  the  Church,  as  we  will  show  further  along  in  this  article, 
Daniel  12:12.  When  this  root  of  Jesse,  (Doc.  &  Cov.  113:6; 
II  Nephi  21:10;  30:10-18)  stands  for  an  ensign  to  the  people 
(for  he  shall  arise  to  reign  over  the  Gentiles,  Rom.  15:12,) 
the  Gentile's  rest  will  be  glorious,  (if  they  will  obey  the  laws 
of  the  Celestial  Kingdom  II  Nephi  30:2,)  then  the  adversaries 
of  Judah  shall  be  cut  off,  II  Nephi  21:10-16;  30:10-18;  Doc.  & 
Cov.  90:9-11.  This  cutting  off  of  Judah's  advarsaries  is  a 
future  time  or  event,  or  when  the  arm  of  God  is  revealed  in 
their  behalf.  Ill  Nephi  20:35,  36;  21:9-11;  I  Nephi  13:39-41; 
Doc.  &  Cov.  90:9-11.  The  Jews  are  to  remain  and  not  be 
gathered  until  the  times  of  the  Gentiles  be  fulfilled,  (Doc. 
&  Cov.  45:25;  III  Nephi  16:4;  Pearl  of  Great  Price,  Page  90 
verse  41,)  (Blindness  in  part  is  happened  to  Israel  until  the 
fulness  of  the  Gentiles  be  come  in  Luke  21 :24;  Rom.  11 :25-27,) 
and,  the  time  of  the  Gentiles  will  be  fulfilled  when  the  Gospel 
turns  unto  the  Jews,  which  time  will  be  when  the  arm  of  the 
Lord  is  revealed  in  power,  (at  the  time  of  the  coming  forth 
of  the  last  and  all  records,  which  is  absolutely  proven  by  com- 
paring I  Nephi  13:39-41  with  Doc.  &  Cov.  90:9-11)  in  con- 
vincing the  nations,  the  heathen  nations  and  the  House  of 
Joseph  of  the  Gospel  of  their  salvation,  (Doc.  &  Cov.  90:9-11) 
which  is  in  the  coming  forth  of  other  books  and  last  records  as 
was  told  unto  Nephi  by  an  angel  of  the  Lord,  I  Nephi  13:39-41. 

WHEN  THE  LORD  SETS  HIS  HAND  AGAIN  THE 

SECOND  TIME  IS  THE  LAST  TIME. 
This  great  day  of  power  shall  be  in  the  day  when  the 
Lord  shall  set  His  hand  again  the  second  time  to  recover  the 


—US- 
remnant  of  His  people  (II  Nephi  21 :10,  1 1,)  and  in  the  day  that 
He  shall  set  His  hand  again  the  second  time,  to  recover  His 
people,  is  the  day,  yea,  even  the  last  time,  that  the  servants  of 
the  Lord  shall  go  forth  in  power  (when  He  makes  bare  His 
holy  arm  I  Nephi  22:10,  11;  Jacob  6:2;  I  Nephi  14:12-14; 
Doc.  &  Cov.  90:10)  to  nourish  and  prune  His  vineyard;  and 
after  that,  the  end  soon  cometh,  Jacob  6:2.  The  Lord  pur- 
poses to  arm  His  people  with  righteousness  and  the  power  of 
God  in  great  glory  before  he  condemns  the  nations,  I  Nephi 
14:10-14.  The  arm  of  the  Lord  is  to  be  revealed  in  power  to 
convince  all  nations  of  the  Gospel  of  their  salvation,  (which 
is  a  future  event  from  June  1922,)  and  the  last  and  convincing 
act,  God  has  purposed  to  leave  mankind  without  excuse,  before 
the  second  coming  of  the  Lord  and  Savior  Jesus  Christ.  When 
the  Lord  reveals  His  arm  in  power,  every  man  shall  hear  the 
fullness  of  the  Gospel  in  his  own  language,  through  those  who 
are  ordained  unto  this  power. 

FULLNESS  OF  GOSPEL  TO  BE  PREACHED  AFTER 

LAST  RECORDS  COME  FORTH. 

This  Church  today  has  in  it  a  representation  of  nearly  all 
nationalities,  who  are  schooled  in  the  Gospel,  who  could  go, 
if  they  were  needed,  to  their  respective  mother  nations,  and 
declare  whatever  message  the  Lord  might  se  fit  to  have  them 
proclaim  in  their  mother  tongue,  to  the  people  of  their  respec- 
tive lands  or  countries,  Doc.  &  Cov.  90:10,  11.  Wherefore  la- 
bor ye  in  My  vineyard  for  the  last  time — for  the  last  time, 
call  upon  the  inhabitants  of  the  earth;  For  in  my  own  due 
time  will  I  come  upon  the  earth  in  judgment  (the  coming 
forth  of  the  last  records  in  connection  with  instruments  of 
antiquity  is  to  be  a  convincing  judgment  act,)  because  men  will 
be  left  without  excuse,  I  Nephi  13:39-41;  Doc.  &  Cov.  90:9-11; 
101:85-95.  The  Almighty  will  have  performed  one  of  His 
judgment  acts  and  then  the  great  division  can  justly  take 
place,  II  Nephi  30:10.  The  righteous  can  then  gather  to  the 
promised  land,  the  New  Jerusalem,  to  be  blessed  of  the  Lord 
forever,  and  all  people  can  then  choose  for  themselves  whether 
they  will  obey  and  abide  the  requirements  of  the  laws  of  the 


—116— 

Celestial  Kingdom  upon  this  earth,  for  they  will  then  have 
been  left  without  an  excuse.  Then  the  unbelieving  and  rebel- 
lious will  be  cut  off  from  among  the  true  and  faithful  Latter- 
day  Saints,  III  Nephi  21:9-11;  Doc.  &  Cov.  85:9;  1:14.  This 
great  division  spoken  of  by  Nephi,  (II  Nephi  30:10-18;  I  Nephi 
14:7;  Doc.  &  Cov.  112:23-26),  is  to  be  brought  about  and 
consummated  at  and  after  the  time  of  the  coming  forth  of  the 
last  and  all  records  by  the  root  of  Jesse,  as  you  will  clearly 
see  by  comparing  II  Nephi  21:5-11  with  30:10-8.  The  Lord's 
people  will  be  redeemed  when  this  root  of  Jesse,  "Mighty  and 
Strong  Man,"  like  unto  Moses  (the  Indian  Prophet,  who  is  to 
bring  forth  the  last  and  all  records  is  raised  up,  II  Nephi 
3:11,  24. 

MILLENNIUM,  WHEN  TO  TAKE  PLACE. 
The  people  of  the  Church  cannot  return  to  the  living  of  the 
United  Order  by  consecration  and  plurality  of  wives,  until 
their  redemption  by  the  man  like  unto  Moses,  (Doc.  &  Cov. 
103:11-18,  105:1-6,  34,)  for  the  Lord  says  let  those  command- 
ments which  I  have  given  concerning  Zion  and  her  law,  be 
executed  and  fulfilled  after  her  redemption  (Doc.  &  Cov. 
105:34,)  for  the  great  millennium  of  which  I  have  spoken  by 
the  mouths  of  My  servants  shall  come,  Doc.  &  Cov.  43:28-30; 
II  Nephi  21:5-11;  30:10-18,  (when  the  last  and  all  records  and 
instruments  of  antiquity  are  brought  forth).  The  building  of 
the  Kirtland  temple  was  designed,  in  one  respect,  in  order 
to  prepare  the  Lord's  apostles  to  prune  His  vineyard  for  the 
last  time,  that  he  might  bring  to  pass  His  strange  act,  that 
He  might  pour  out  His  Spirit  upon  all  flesh,  Doc.  &  Cov. 
95:3,  4,  8.  By  comparing  the  scriptures,  I  Nephi  13:39-41, 
with  the  Doc.  &  Cov.  101:89-95;  90:9-11,  this  performing  of  the 
Lord's  strange  act  for  the  pouring  out  of  His  spirit  upon  all 
flesh,  is  shown  to  be  in  the  coming  forth  of  the  last  and  all 
records,  which  must  be  done  before  Zion  can  be  redeemed  and 
returned  to  the  land  of  the  New  Jerusalem  in  Jackson  County, 
Missouri,  which  redemption  and  return  to  Zion,  the  New  Jeru- 
salem, must  be  accomplished  before  the  second  coming  of  the 
Lord  and  Savior  Jesus  Christ,  Doc.  &  Cov.  49:22-25.  Joseph 


—117— 

Smith  the  Prophet,  while  standing  at  the  south-east  corner  of 
the  Nauvoo  Temple,  January  20th,  1844,  said:  "I  have  tried  for 
a  number  of  years  to  get  the  minds  of  the  Saints  prepared  to 
receive  the  things  of  God;  but  we  frequently  see  some  of  them, 
after  suffering  all  they  have  for  the  work  of  God,  fly  to  pieces 
like  glass  as  soon  as  anything  comes  that  is  contrary  to  their 
traditions:  they  cannot  stand  the  fire  at  all.     How  many  will 
be  able  to  abide  a  Celestial  law,  and  go  through  and  receive 
their  exaltation,  I  am  unable  to  say,  as  many  are  called,  but  few 
are  chosen."     His.  Rec.  Vol.  7.     In  the  day  that  the  earth  shall 
be  full  of  the  knowledge  of  the  Lord  as  the  waters  cover  the 
sea,  (II  Nephi  21:9;  30:15)  is  the  day  when  the  root  of  Jesse 
is  to  stand  as  an  ensign  of  the  people  and  is  to  rule  over  the 
Gentiles,    (Rom.    15:12;   II   Nephi  21:5-11;  30:10-18)    which  is 
still  in  the  future  from  June,  A.  D.  1922.  When  this  root  of  Jesse 
stands  as  an  ensign  of  the  people  it  is  a  day  when  all  things  that 
have  been  revealed  unto  the  children  of  men  shall  again  be 
revealed,  which  is  also  in  the  future;  this  saying  must  include 
all  records  and  instrument  of  antiquity  that  have  been  kept 
sacred  and  hidden  away,  to  come  forth  when  it  is  wisdom  in  God, 
(Heleman  15:11,  15,  16;  Mormon  5:8,  12-15)  that  He  may  show 
forth  His  power,  (Alma  37:2-19,)  and  vindicate  the  Gospel  of  the 
Church  of  Jesus  Christ   of  Latter-day  Saints,    and  the  divine  mis- 
sion and  calling  of  the  Prophet  Joseph  Smith  in  the  minds  of  all 
the  people  of  this  world,   (Alma  37:2-19;  I  Nephi   13:39-41;  II 
Nephi  30:16-18,)   and  also  to  usher  in  the  millennial  reign  of 
peace,  II  Nephi  30:10-18,  Doc.   &  Cov.  43:28-35.     The  strange 
act,  as  has   been  shown,   is  in   the  coming   forth   of  the  last 
records,  (III  Nephi  21:9-11;  II  Nephi  3:11,  24,)  by  this  man  like 
unto  Moses,  (Doc.  &  Cov.  103:11-18)  in  a  strange  manner;  he 
will  be  disbelieved  and  marred  because  he  will  be  raised  up 
out  of  the  ordinary  expectation  of  the  people,  (II  Nephi  3:24) 
and  the  place  he  is  to  occupy  is  to  be  made  vacant  by  a  strange 
and  sudden  death  of  the  President  of  the  Church  of  Jesus  Christ 
of  Latter-day  Saints;  (Isaiah  28:21,)  who  will  have  been  occu- 
pying this  position  previous  to  this  "Mighty  and  Strong  One's" 
coming.    This  strange  and  sudden  change   of  the   Presidency 


—118— 

of  this  Church,  as  is  spoken  of,  will  certainly  be  a  strange  act. 
Doc.  &  Cov.  85:7,  8. 

WHY  THE  STRANGE  ACT. 

The  Lord  specifically  describes  this  strange  act  in  the  fol- 
lowing language:  Addressing  the  Prophet:  Joseph  Smith 
"Touch  not  the  things  which  are  sealed,  for  I  will  bring  them 
forth  in  Mine  own  due  time:  for  I  will  show  unto  the  children 
of  men  that  I  am  able  to  do  Mine  own  work.  Wherefore,  when 
thou  hast  read  the  words  which  I  have  commanded  thee,  and 
obtained  the  witnesses,  which  I  have  promised  unto  thee, 
then  shalt  thou  seal  up  the  book  again,  and  hide  it  up  unto 
Me,  that  I  may  preserve  the  words  which  thou  hast  not  read, 
until  I  shall  see  fit  in  Mine  own  wisdom,  to  reveal  all  things 
unto  the  children  of  men.  For  behold,  I  am  God;  and  I  am  a 
God  of  miracles:  and  I  will  show  unto  the  world,  that  I  am  the 
same  yesterday,  today,  and  forever;  and  I  work  not  among  the 
children  of  men,  save  it  be  according  to  their  faith.  II  Nephi 
27:20-23. 

And  again  it  shall  come  to  pass  that  the  Lord  shall  say 
unto  him  that  shall  read  the  words  that  shall  be  delivered  him; 
For  as  much  as  this  people  draw  near  unto  Me  with  their 
mouth,  (which  they  could  not  do  until  after  the  Book  of  Mor- 
mon was  published  for  their  perusal,  meaning  all  people, 
including  the  Church  of  Jesus  Christ  of  Latter-day  Saints,) 
and  with  their  lips  do  honor  me,  but  have  removed  their 
hearts  far  from  Me,  and  their  fear  toward  Me  is  taught  by  the 
precepts  of  men,  therefore  I  will  proceed  to  do  a  marvelous 
work  among  this  people,  yea,  a  marvelous  work  and  a  wonder: 
For  the  wisdom  of  their  wise  and  learned  shall  perish,  and  the 
understanding  of  their  prudent  shall  be  hid.  And  wo  unto 
them  that  seek  deep  to  hide  their  counsel  from  the  Lord.  And 
their  works  are  in  the  dark;  and  they  say,  Who  seeth  us,  and 
who  knoweth  us?  And  they  also  say,  surely,  your  turning  of 
things  up  side  down  shall  be  esteemed  as  the  potter's  clay. 
But  behold,  I  will  shew  unto  them,  saith  the  Lord  of  Hosts, 
that  I  know  all  their  works.  For  shall  the  work  say  of  him 
that  made  it,  (meaning  the  Gospel  of  the  Church  of  Jesus 


—119— 

Christ  of  Latter-day  Saints,  for  Jesus  owns  no  other,  Ephesians 
4:5;  I  Nephi  14:10;  Doc.  &  Cov.  115:4,)  He  made  me  not?  Or 
shall  the  thing  framed  say  of  him  that  framed  it,  He  had  no 
understanding?  Mormon  8:34,  38;  Alma  37:6,  7;  Doc.  &  Cov. 
38:39;  II  Nephi  28:9;  Isaiah  66:4-6;  II  Nephi  20:33,  34.  This 
"Mighty  and  Strong  Man"  like  unto  Moses  will  redeem  Zion, 
set  in  order  the  Church  (I  Tim.  3:15,)  in  restoring  and  esta- 
blishing the  laws  of  the  Celestial  Kingdom,  that  have  been 
forsaken,  and  cause  the  Gospel  to  turn  unto  the  Jews,  the 
nations,  the  heathen  nations,  the  house  of  Joseph  and 
to  the  Lamanites  in  power,  in  restoring  them  unto  the 
true  fold  of  Christ,  that  they  (the  Lamanites)  may  do  the 
principle  work  as  is  spoken  of  in  III  Nephi  21:22-25,  in  the 
building  of  the  New  Jerusalem. 

THE  MIGHTY  AND  STRONG  SERVANT  IS  OF  THE 
LINEAGE  OF  JESUS  CHRIST  AND  OF  JOSEPH 

THE  SON  OF  LEHI. 

This  man  like  unto  Moses  is  of  the  same  lineage  as  Jesus 
Christ,  (Doc.  &  Cov.  113:6;  Rom.  9:29,)  for  the  keys,  power  and 
authority  of  the  Kingdom  of  God  are  in  the  lineage  of  Jesus 
Christ,  (Heber  C.  Kimball's  History,  page  48  and  185,)  and  will 
be  of  Indian  lineage  or  of  the  seed  of  Joseph,  the  son  of  Lehi, 
as  has  been  prophesied  by  Lehi,  in  the  following  language: 
And  there  shall  rise  up  one  mighty  among  them  (His  rising  up 
makes  part  of  the  strange  act,)  who  shall  do  much  good  both 
in  word,  (in  bearing  testimony  of  the  coming  forth  of  these 
last  records,  etc.,)  and  in  deed  (finally  bringing  forth  the  last 
records,  etc.,)  being  an  instrument  in  the  hands  of  God  (III 
Nephi  21:9-11)  with  exceeding  faith  (to  endure  this  severe 
marring  spoken  of)  to  work  mighty  wonders  (as  did  Moses  of 
old)  and  to  do  that  thing  which  is  great  in  the  sight  of  God, 
unto  the  bringing  to  pass  much  restoration  unto  the  House  of 
Israel  and  unto  the  seed  of  thy  brethren,  II  Nephi  3:11,  24. 
Thus  we  see  the  lineage  of  the  "Mighty  and  Strong  Man"  like 
unto  Moses,  who  is  to  bring  about  this  restoration  to  the  house 
of  Israel;  and  unto  the  seed  of  his  brethren,  (the  Lamanites) 
as  an  instrument  in  the  hands  of  God.  He  is  to  be  the  leader 


—  120— 

of  the  Latter-day  Saint  Church  in  the  great  conversion  day  of 
the  Lamanites,  for  the  Lamanites  are  to  be  the  principle 
builders  of  the  New  Jerusalem,  (III  Nephi  21:22,  23,)  therefore 
their  prophet  representative,  by  lineage,  after  declaring  this 
strange  work  at  the  expiration  of  the  1335  years,  or  1905  A.  D., 
when  the  blessed  condition  should  be  ushered  in  will  be  marred, 
(III  Nephi  21:9-11,)  cast  out  by  his  brethren  (Isaiah  66:4-6, 
this  is  the  refreshing  yet  they  would  not  hear,  (Isaiah  28:12) 
then  after  being  marred  for  several  years  and  in  a  time  of 
wars  and  rumors  of  wars,  (Mormon  8:22-41,)  and  in  a  day  of 
God's  wisdom,  (Alma  37:2-19,  Heleman  15:11-16,  Mormon  5: 
13-15,)  the  Lord  will  appear  to  this  mighty  servant's  joy,  and 
they  who  have  cast  him  out  and  marred  him  shall  be  ashamed, 
Doc.  &  Cov.  85:8;  Isaiah  28:21;  66:2-6;  66:6  also  says:  A  voice 
of  noise  from  the  city,  a  voice  from  the  temple,  a  voice  of  the 
Lord  that  rendereth  recompence  to  his  enemies.  After  this 
strange  act,  this  marred  one  will  do  the  great  work  as  described 
in  the  85th  Section  of  the  Doctrine  and  Covenants  and  else- 
where in  holy  writ,  as  has  been  shown  in  this  article.  This 
"Mighty  and  Strong"  servant  who  is  the  man  like  unto  Moses, 
who  is  also  the  much  marred  one,  much  marred  because  he  fore- 
tells the  coming  forth  of  the  last  and  all  records,  etc.,  and  that 
the  fulfilling  of  the  Lord's  strange  act  as  spoken  of  in  the 
85th  Section  of  the  Doctrine  and  Covenants  is  to  come  to 
pass  as  the  foundational  feature  for  the  redemption 
of  Zion,  preparatory  for  all  worthy  Saints  who  will  abide 
the  law  of  the  Celestial  Kingdom,  to  return  and  inherit  the 
land  of  Zion,  the  New  Jerusalem,  in  Jackson  County,  Missouri, 
Doc.  &  Cov.  105:34;  103:11-18. 

MOSES  OF  OLD  TELLS  OF  THIS  LAST  AND  MIGHTY 
MOSES  SERVANT,  WHO  IS  TO  ATTEND 

TO  THE  GREAT  CUTTING  OFF. 

Moses  of  old,  said;  a  Prophet  shall  the  Lord  your  God 
raise  up  unto  you  like  unto  me;  him  shall  ye  hear  in  all  things, 
that  all  those  who  will  not  hear  that  prophet,  shall  be  cut  off 
whatsoever  he  shall  say  unto  you.  And  it  shall  come  to  pass 
from  among  the  people,  Acts  3:22,  23. 


— 121-* 

And  now  I,  Nephi,  declare  unto  you,  that  this  Prophet  of 
whom  Moses  spake,  was  the  Holy  one  of  Israel,  wherefore,  he 
shall  execute  judgment  in  righteousness,  I  Nephi  22:20,  21. 
The  Angel  Moroni,  when  speaking  to  the  Prophet  Joseph 
Smith,  quoted  Acts  3:22,  23,  which  speaks  of  this  Prophet  like 
unto  Moses,  etc.,  he  said  that  Prophet  was  Christ.  Pearl  of 
Great  Price,  page  90,  verse  40.  Jesus  Christ,  when  speaking 
to  the  Nephites,  said;  Behold,  I  am  He  of  whom  Moses  spake, 
saying,  a  Prophet  shall  the  Lord  your  God  raise  up  unto  you 
of  your  brethren  like  unto  me.  Him  shall  ye  hear  in  all 
things  whatsoever  he  shall  say  unto  you.  And  it  shall  come 
to  pass  that  every  soul  who  will  not  hear  that  Prophet,  shall  be 
cut  off  from  among  the  people.  Ill  Nephi  20:23. 

The  Lord  says;  what  I  have  spoken,  I  have  spoken,  and  I 
excuse  not  myself;  and  though  the  heavens  and  the  earth  pass 
away,  My  word  shall  not  pass  away,  but  shall  all  be  fulfilled, 
whether  by  Mine  own  voice,  or  by  the  voice  of  My  servants, 
it  is  the  same,  Doc.  &  Cov.  1 :38.  Then  that  which  is  translated 
by  the  gift  and  power  of  God,  as  is  contained  in  the  Book  of 
Mormon  and  the  revelations  that  are  revealed  in  the  Doctrine 
&  Covenants  are  as  Christ's  voice  unto  all  people.  The  Lord 
says:  "And  the  arm  of  the  Lord  shall  be  revealed;  and  the  day 
cometh  that  they  who  will  not  hear  the  voice  of  the  Lord,  neither 
the  voice  of  His  servants,  neither  give  heed  to  the  words  of  the 
Prophets  (in  holy  writ,  etc.,)  and  apostles,  shall  be  cut  off 
from  among  the  people.  For  they  have  strayed  from  Mine 
ordinances,  and  have  broken  Mine  everlasting  covenant  Doc.  & 
Cov.  1:14,  15  (in  issuing  and  sustaining  the  manifesto  and  said 
Church  article  of  1905  and  1907)  Nephi  said;  and  the  Lord  will 
surely  prepare  the  way  for  His  people,  unto  the  fulfilling  of  the 
words  of  Moses  which  he  spake  saying;  A  Prophet  shall  the  Lord 
your  God  raise  up  unto  you,  like  unto  me;  him  shall  ye  hear  in  all 
things  whatsoever  he  shall  say  unto  you.  And  it  shall  come  to 
pass,  that  all  those  who  will  not  hear  that  Prophet,  shall  be 
cut  off  from  among  the  people,  I  Nephi  22:20.  Jesus  Christ 
in  speaking  to  the  Nephites  in  the  land  of  South  America,  upon 
this  continent,  said;  Therefore  it  shall  come  to  pass,  that  who- 
soever will  not  believe  in  My  words,  who  am  Jesus  Christ, 


—122— 

whom  the  Father  shall  cause  him  to  bring  forth  unto  the  Gen- 
tiles, and  shall  give  unto  him  power,  that  he  shall  bring  them 
forth  unto  the  Gentiles,  (it  shall  be  done  even  as  Moses  said) 
they  shall  be  cut  off  from  among  my  people  who  are  of  the  cove- 
nant. Ill  Nephi  21:9-11;  IV  Nephi  35,  36.  Joseph  Smith,  the 
Prophet,  brought  forth  records  and  therefrom  translated  the 
Book  of  Mormon  and  established  the  Church  of  Jesus  Christ 
of  Latter-day  Saints  upon  this  earth.  In  the  course  of  con- 
versation the  Angel  Moroni  told  the  Prophet,  Joseph  Smith, 
that  the  time  had  not  yet  come  when  they  who  would  not  hear 
His  (Christ's)  voice  (on  records  as  His  voice)  should  be  cut 
off  from  among  the  people,  but  soon  would  come  (which  will 
be  when  last  and  all  records  and  instruments  of  antiquity  come 
forth,  which  is  future  from  this  June  6th,  1922,)  Moroni  also 
said  the  eleventh  chapter  of  Isaiah  was  about  to  be  fulfilled; 
Isaiah  11:5-11  in  comparison  with  II  Nephi  30:10-18  show  when 
the  root  of  Jesse  is  to  stand  for  an  ensign  and  bring  forth 
the  last  and  all  records,  which  is  the  time  of  the  fulfillment 
of  the  eleventh  Chapter  of  Isaiah.  Joseph  Smith,  the  Prophet 
after  having  completed  the  work  which  the  Lord  had  entrusted 
with  with,  delivered  the  records  back  to  Moroni,  who  still  has 
them  in  charge.  The  Lord  has  promised  that  the  sealed  part 
of  the  records  shall,  in  His  own  due  time,  be  given  to  His 
people  in  this  dispensation,  together  with  other  sacred  records 
and  instruments  of  antiquity,  the  hiding  place  of  which  is  not 
yet  known.  His.  Rec.  Vol.  7,  1st  Chap,  last  verse. 

Jesus  Christ  specifically  says  the  cutting  off  is  to  be  done 
after  this  marred  servant  of  His,  brings  forth  His,  (Christ's) 
words  as  contained  on  records,  etc.,  Ill  Nephi  21:9-11. 

Behold,  this  is  the  blessing  which  I  have  promised  after 
your  tribulations,  and  the  tribulations  of  your  brethren;  your 
redemption,  and  the  redemption  of  your  brethren,  even  their 
restoration  to  the  land  of  Zion,  to  be  established  no  more  to 
be  thrown  down. 

Nevertheless,  if  they  pollute  their  inheritances,  they  shall 
be  thrown  down,  for  I  will  not  spare  them  if  they  pollute  their 
inheritances. 


—123— 

Behold,  I  say  unto  you,  the  redemption  of  Zion  must  needs 
come  by  power; 

Therefore,  I  will  raise  up  unto  My  people,  a  man,  who  shall 
lead  them  like  as  Moses  lead  the  Children  of  Israel, 

For  ye  are  the  Children  of  Israel,  and  of  the  seed  of  Abra- 
ham, and  ye  must  needs  be  lead  out  of  bondage,  by  power,  and 
with  a  stretched  out  arm; 

And  as  your  fathers  were  lead  at  the  first,  even  so  shall 
the  redemption  of  Zion  be.  Doc.  &  Cov.  103:11-18. 

And  Jesus  Christ  specifically  says;  That  the  day  of  cutting 
off  is  to  follow  when  this  man  like  unto  Moses  is  raised  up 
unto  the  people.  Ill  Nephi  20:23.  Thus  we  are  plainly  shown 
that  this  man  like  unto  Moses  is  to  be  the  marred  man  who 
is  to  bring  forth  the  last  and  all  records,  etc.  It  is  plainly  to 
be  seen  that  the  cutting  off  was  not  done  in  the  days  of  the 
Prophet  Joseph  Smith,  who  was  a  man  like  unto  Moses,  II 
Nephi  3:8,  9.  The  Lord  gives  a  revelation  through  the  Prophet 
Joseph  Smith  upon  this  subject,  showing  the  time  for  the 
man  like  unto  Moses  to  be  raised  up,  to  be  when  the  Lord  sees 
fit  to  have  him  bring  forth  His,  (Christ's)  words  (in  records) 
which  is  yet  a  future  event;  when  He,  the  Lord,  shall  see  fit 
to  return  the  scattered  Saints  from  the  land  of  the  New  Jeru- 
salem, back  to  inherit  the  promised  land  which  event  is  surely 
in  the  future.  Zion  shall  flourish  upon  the  hills  and 
rejoice  upon  the  mountains  and  the  Lamanites  shall  blossom 
as  the  rose,  and  shall  be  assembled  to  gather  unto  the  place 
appointed  before  the  great  day  of  the  Lord  shall  come,  Doc 
&  Cov.  49:24,  25. 

In  order  to  cause  this  rejoicing  on  the  mountains,  etc., 
and  the  Lamanites  to  blossom  as  the  rose:  this  "Mighty  and 
Strong"  Moses  must  and  shall  have  brought  forth  the  last  and 
all  records,  and  instruments  of  antiquity,  (I  Nephi  13:39-41,) 
in  order  to  cause  the  great  division,  (II  Nephi  30:10;)  then 
the  worthy  Saints  are  to  be  led  back  to  the  land  of  the  New 
Jerusalem  by  this  "Mighty  and  Strong  Man"  like  unto  Moses 
Doc.  &  Cov.  103:11-18. 

The  Lord  says;  therefore  I  will  raise  up  unto  My  people, 
a  man,  who  shall  lead  them  like  as  Moses  lead  the  children  of 


—124— 

Israel,  and  ye  must  needs  be  lead  out  of  bondage  by  power  and 
with  a  stretched  out  arm,  and  as  your  fathers  were  lead  at 
the  first,  even  so  shall  the  redemption  of  Zion  be,  Doc.  &  Cov. 
103:11-18. 

LEADERS  OF  THE  CHURCH  LIKE  UNTO 

PHARAOH  OF  OLD  IN  A  MEASURE. 
Thus  it  is  plainly  shown,  by  the  just  quoted  sripture,  how 
the  present  leaders  of  the  Lord's  Church  will  act  (towards 
this  modern  Moses  who  is  to  be  raised  up,  and  how  they  will 
treat  the  Latter-day  Saint  faction  of  the  Church,  who  are  in 
sympathy  with  His  work,  who  are  looking  and  waiting  for  Him 
to  be  revealed)  the  actions  of  the  leaders,  will  be  in  a  similar 
manner,  like  unto  the  way  Pharoah  and  the  Egyptians  acted  to- 
wards Moses  and  the  Children  of  Israel  anciently;  Pharaoh  and 
his  supporters  would  not  listen  to  the  entreaties  of  the  Lord, 
through  Moses  (because  the  Lord  kept  hardening  Pharaoh's 
heart  in  order  that  he  might  show  forth  the  power  of  His  mighty 
arm  in  behalf  of  Israel,  through  His  servant  Moses,  Rom.  9:17) 
likewise  the  Lord  will  keep  this  modern  Pharaoh  president, 
deaf,  blind  and  dumb;  so  he  will  reject  the  testimony  of  this 
modern  Moses,  and  also  so  he  will  issue  and  sustain  precepts 
of  men  and  advocate  them  to  the  people,  which  has  been  done 
and  is  still  being  done  because  of  the  issuing  and  sustaining 
the  manifesto  and  the  Church  article  of  1905  and  1907  and 
other  kindred  acts,  (Pharaoh  rejected  the  entreaties  of  the 
Lord,  and  the  present  leaders  of  Israel  are  rejecting  the  en- 
treaties of  the  Lord,  so  Pharaoh  leaders  or  presidents  are  very 
appropriate  names.)  The  blind  leaders  issue  these  precepts, 
and  in  a  measure  justify  themselves  in  them,  because  the  Lord 
in  the  revelation  to  Pres.  John  Taylor  of  Sept.  27,  1886  says: 
"It  is  now  pleasing  to  me  that  men  should  use  their  free 
agency,"  yet  he  says:  "I  do  not  change,  nor  my  law  does  not." 

REVELATION  TO  PRESIDENT  JOHN  TAYLOR, 

SEPTEMBER  27,  1886. 

My  son  John,  you  have  asked  Me  concerning  the  New  and 
Everlasting   Covenant  and   how    far   it   is   binding   upon    My 


—125— 

people;  Thus  saith  the  Lord,  all  commandments  that  I  give 
must  be  observed  by  those  calling  themselves  by  My  name 
unless  they  are  revoked  by  me  or  by  my  authority,  and 
how  can  I  revoke  an  everlasting  covenant,  for  I,  the  Lord 
am  everlasting  and  My  everlasting  covenants  cannot  be 
abrogated  nor  done  away  with,  but  they  stand  forever.  Have 
I  not  given  My  word  in  great  plainness  on  this  subject?  Yet 
have  not  great  numbers  of  My  people  been  negligent  in  the 
observance  of  My  law  and  the  keeping  of  My  commandments, 
and  yet  have  I  borne  with  them  these  many  years  and  this 
because  of  their  weakness,  because  of  the  perilous  times,  and 
furthermore;  it  is  now  pleasing  to  Me  that  men  should  use 
their  free  agency  in  regard  to  these  matters;  nevertheless,  I 
the  Lord  do  not  change  and  My  word  and  My  covenants  and 
My  laws  do  not  and  as  I  have  heretofore  said  by  My  servant 
Joseph,  all  those  who  will  enter  into  My  glory  MUST  and 
SHALL  obey  My  law.  And  have  I  not  commanded  men,  that 
if  they  were  Abraham's  seed  and  would  enter  into  My  glory, 
they  must  do  the  works  of  Abraham.  I  HAVE  NOT  REVOKED 
THIS  LAW,  NOR  WILL  I,  FOR  IT  IS  EVERLASTING  AND 
THOSE  WHO  WILL  ENTER  INTO  MY  GLORY  MUST  OBEY 
THE  CONDITIONS  THEREOF,  Even  so,  Amen. 

The  Lord  was  specifically  referring  to  the  law  of  plurality 
of  wives,  etc.,  in  this  revelation  to  President  Taylor,  as  also  is 
upheld  and  sustained  in  the  132nd  Section  of  the  Doctrine  & 
Covenants,  and  in  the  revelation  given  to  President  Taylor  in 
1882.  The  modern  Pharaoh  leaders  refuse  to  let  the  people  go 
(or  in  other  words  they  advocate  precepts  of  men,  the  mani- 
festo and  Church  article  of  1905  and  1907,  and  institute  the 
studying  of  various  men's  writings  in  the  quorums  of  the 
Priesthood,  instead  of  the  revelations  of  Almighty  God  as 
contained  in  the  Book  of  Mormon  and  the  Doctrine  and  Cov- 
enants, in  which  books  the  plan  of  redemption  for  modern 
Israel  is  clearly  revealed.)  The  hypocritical  pollution  teachers 
of  the  holy  Church  of  God  (as  Mormon  calls  them,  Mormon 
8:38).  Pollutions  are  to  be  thrown  down  Doc.  &  Cov.  103:14; 
50:6-8.  These  blind  leaders  will  not  listen  to,  or  respect  the 
five  revelations,  viz:  Doc.  &  Cov.  132:85:  Rev.  to  President 


—126— 

Taylor  in   1882  and  18S6  and  to  President  Woodruff  in   1889, 
which  contain,  "Thus  saith  the  Lord  to  the  people." 

But  instead  thereof  the  Pharaoh  leaders  of  the  Church 
of  Jesus  Christ  of  Latter-day  Saints,  advocate  the  support, 
and  study  of  their  own  precepts,  (Manifesto  and  Church  article 
and  the  writings  of  men  which  the  Quorums  are  now,  and  have 
been  studying  for  about  twenty  years.)  The  present  leaders 
of  the  Church  are  exercising  their  free  agency,  to  the  extent 
of  the  exclusion  of  the  five  revelations  of  the  Lord,  to  his 
people  as  just  referred  to.  Nephi  says:  The  leaders  of  the 
Lord's  people  will  cause  them  to  err  and  destroy  the  ways  of 
their  paths.  The  Lord  will  enter  unto  judgment  with  the 
ancient's  of  his  people  and  the  princes  thereof;  for  ye  have 
eaten  up  the  vineyard,  and  the  spoil  of  the  poor  in  your  houses, 
What  mean  ye?  ye  beat  my  people  to  pieces,  and  grind  the 
faces  of  the  poor,  saith  the  Lord  God  of  hosts,  II  Nephi 
13:12-15.  Therefore  will  the  Lord  cut  off  from  Israel  head 
and  tail,  branch  and  rush  in  one  day.  The  ancient,  he  is  the 
head  and  the  prophet  that  teacheth  lies  he  is  the  tail,  for  the 
leaders  of  this  people  cause  them  to  err;  and  they  that  are  lead 
of  them  are  destroyed.  II  Nephi  19:14-16.  II  Nephi  26:29-31. 
These  quotations  from  the  brass  plates  are  to  apply  to  the 
Lord's  people  in  the  last  days;  II  Nephi  11:8;  12:1-5;  25:7,  8; 
Mormon  8:33.  This  cutting  off  is  to  be  done  because  this  blind, 
modern  Pharaoh  leader,  servant  of  the  Lord,  as  was  Saul, 
before  David  was  made  King  of  Israel.  I  Sam.  31:3-5.  I  Sam. 
9:10.  I  Sam.  15:10,  11,  23.  I  Sam.  18:8,  12.  I  Sam.  19:20.  II 
Sam.  5:3.  I  Ch.  11.  Isaiah  42:18-20.  This  modern  Pharaoh 
leader  who  putteth  forth  his  hand  to  steady  the  ark  of  God  (like 
plunging  into  the  red  sea  of  death,  blindly  attempting  to  hinder 
the  redemption  of  modern  Israel)  He  shall  fall  by  the  shaft  of 
death  like  as  a  tree  that  is  smitten  by  the  vivid  shaft  of  light- 
ning, (his  doom  is  sealed,  like  as  Pharaoh  of  old  who  was  swal- 
lowed up  in  the  red  sea  of  death)  Doc.  &  Cov.  85:8,  and  many 
of  the  following  of  this  modern  blind  leader  (they  be  blind 
leaders  of  the  blind;  and  if  the  blind  lead  the  blind,  both  shall 
fall  into  the  ditch.  Matt.  15:14,  Luke  6:39)  will  receive  like 
unto,  in  a  measure,  what  the  followers  of  Pharaoh  of  old 


—127— 

received;  they  of  old  were  cut  off  from  the  face  of  the  earth, 
but  the  blind  followers  of  this  modern  Pharaoh  leader  of  the 
Latter-day  Saints  Church,  will-  be  cut  off  from  among  the 
people  of  the  Lord  and  will  not  be  privileged  to  return  and  in- 
herit the  promised  land  of  the  New  Jerusalem,  unless  they 
repent,  etc.  Ill  Nephi  21:22-29.  Doc.  &  Cov.  85:9-12. 

ISAIAH  SPEAKS  OF  THE  DEAF,  DUMB  AND  BLIND 

SERVANTS,  WATCHMEN  AND  SHEPHERD'S 

OF  THE  LORD. 

Isaiah  does  not  speak  in  very  complimentary  terms,  about 
some  of  the  Lord's  watchmen,  viz.:  His  watchmen  are  blind: 
they  are  all  ignorant,  they  are  all  dumb  dogs,  they  cannot  bark 
(no  revelations,  "thus  saith  the  Lord"  in  thirty-three  years  to 
the  Church  of  Jesus  Christ  of  Latter-day  Saints)  sleeping, 
lying  down,  loving  to  slumber,  yea,  they  are  greedy  dogs, 
which  can  never  have  enough,  and  they  are  shepherds  (leaders) 
that  cannot  understand;  Isaiah  56:10.  Matt.  15:14;  Isaiah  9:16. 
The  Lord  must  be  referring  to  his  watchmen  and  his  shepherds, 
because  he  says:  There  is  save  two  churches  only,  the  one  is 
the  Church  of  the  Lamb  of  God,  (Doc.  &  Cov.  115:3,  4,)  and 
that  all  other  churches  belong  to  the  church  of  the  devil.  I 
Nephi  14:10;  Ephesians  4:5.  So  when  the  Lord  uses  the  terms 
"His  watchmen"  and  "His  shepherds,"  he  must  mean  watchmen 
and  shepherds  of  the  Church  of  Jesus  Christ  of  Latter-day 
Saints,  for  he  says,  this  is  the  name  by  which  His  church  shall 
be  known  in  the  last  days.  Doc.  &  Cov.  1:30;  115:4;  20:1,  I 
Nephi  14:10.  Isaiah  further  says:  They  all  look  to  their  own 
ways,  every  one  for  his  gain  from  his  quarter,  Isaiah  56:11. 

The  Lord  says:  Behold  my  servant  (modern  Moses)  whom 
I  uphold;  mine  elect,  in  whom  my  soul  delighteth;  I  have  put 
my  spirit  upon  him:  He  shall  bring  forth  judgment  to  the 
gentiles.  Isaiah  42:1-9.  The  last  and  all  records,  etc.,  are 
reserved  to  do  this  very  thing,  III  Nephi  21:9-11;  I  Nephi 
13:39-41;  Doc.  &  Cov.  90:9-11;  II  Nephi  21:5-11,  in  comparison 
with  II  Nephi  30:10-18  shows  the  root  of  Jesse  to  be  this 
"Mighty  and  Strong  Servant"  Rom.  15:12, 


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The  Lord  is  well  pleased  for  his  righteousness'  sake;  he, 
(modern  Moses)  will  magnify  the  law  and  make  it  honorable, 
Isaiah  42:21,  Doc.  &  Cov.  103:11-18;  105:34.  Judging  from 
the  foregoing  scriptural  references,  this  last  blind,  deaf  and 
dumb,  modern  Pharaoh  president  of  the  Church  of  Jesus  Christ 
of  Latter-day  Saints,  will  give  no  revelations  to  the  Church 
as  "thus  saith  the  Lord,"  neither  will  he  give  ear  to  the  revela- 
tions to  President  John  Taylor  of  1882  and  1886  nor  the  one 
to  President  Wilford  Woodruff  in  1889,  neither  to  the  85th 
Section  or  the  132nd  Section  of  the  Doctrine  &  Covenants. 
But  being  blind,  deaf  and  dumb,  he  will  go  backwards  and  be 
snared  and  taken.  Lamentations  3:47.  This  is  the  refreshing 
yet  they  would  not  hear,  Isaiah  28:12.  This  Pharaoh  president 
will  advocate  and  maintain  precepts  of  men,  such  as  the  mani- 
festo and  Church  article  of  1905  and  1907,  etc.  He  will  not  be 
cognizant  of  the  fact  that  he  is  digging  his  own  grave,  and 
sealing  his  own  doom;  by  putting  forth  his  hand  to  steady  the 
ark  of  God  and  that  he  is  to  fall  by  the  shaft  of  death,  etc. 
(Doc.  &  Cov.  85:8,)  but  such  is  the  plan  of  redemption  for 
modern  Israel:  Alma  18:39;  42:26. 

The  present  authorities  of  the  Church  of  Jesus  Christ  of 
Latter-day  Saints,  need  thank  their  lucky  stars,  that  they  are 
termed  deaf,  dumb  and  blind  leaders  by  the  Prophets  of  the 
Lord,  (Isaiah  42:18-20;  28:12;  56:10;  Luke  1:20;  Exo.  4:11) 
that  is,  in  a  very  great  measure, — for  great  mercy  is  to  be 
shown  and  extended  unto  the  deaf,  dumb  and  blind  sinner,  (I 
Tim.  1:13;  Luke  12:48;  Doc.  &  Cov.  82:10;  45:54).  It  is  rea- 
sonably expected  and  assured,  that  they  who  ignorantly  put 
forth  their  hands  to  steady  the  ark  of  God,  or  assist  and  sanc- 
tion such  a  thing  or  act,  will  not  receive  as  great  condemna- 
tion and  punishment  as  those  who  might  knowingly  commit 
such  a  grievous  offense;  for  although  this  non  compos,  mentis 
leader  (appertaining  to  this  steadying  the  ark  act,  Doc.  &  Cov. 
85:8)  is  to  fall  by  the  shaft  of  death,  etc.;  and  his  subordinate 
contemporaries  are  to  be  cut  off,  (Doc.  &  Cov.  85:.)  Their 
doom  will  not  be  that  of  the  sons  of  perdition,  but  will  be  that 
of  they  who  come  under  the  head  of  the  mercy  plan, — as 
Saul  (Acts  8:3;  22:6-30;  26:11-22)— as  David  (Doc.  &  Cov, 


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132:39;  His.  Rec.  Vol.  7,  Chap.  21,  pp.  542)  and  they  who  know 
not  the  law  of  the  Lord,  (Luke  12:48;  1  Tim.  1:13)  When  these 
deaf,  dumb  and  blind  leaders'  understandings  are  touched  and 
quickened;  at  the  time  the  Lord  performs  his  strange  act,  to 
leave  all  men  without  excuse  (Doc.  &  Cov.  101:93-95)  they  who 
want  to  serve  the  Lord  will  then  thank  the  God  of  Heaven 
that  they  were  kept  in  this  non  compos  mentis  condition  inci- 
dent and  appertaining  to  the  plan  of  redemption  for  the  House 
of  Israel,  etc.,  (Doc.  &  Cov.  85:).  The  "One  Mighty  and 
Strong"  who  is  to  set  the  House  of  God  in  order  (I  Tim.  3:15) 
and  the  one  who  putteth  forth  his  hand  to  steady  the  ark  of 
God,  and  fall  by  the  shaft  of  death,  were  each  forordained  to 
their  respective  missions  by  the  God  of  Heaven,  according  to 
the  Prophets  of  the  Lord.  Doc.  &  Cov.  85:7,  8;  Alma  13:1-9; 
His.  Record,  Vol.  7,  Chap.  22,  pp.  547;  Eph.  1:11;  Romans 
9:20-23;  Alma  18:39;  42:26. 

The  Lord  has  purposed  this  strange  act,  (Doc.  &  Cov.  85:7, 
8;  Isaiah  28:21;  Doc.  &  Cov.  101:9-95;  I  Nephi  13:39-41; 
14:12-14;  III  Nephi  21:9-11;  Doc.  &  Cov.  103:11-18,)  therefore 
it  is  absolutely  necessary  that  this  modern  (Pharaoh)  president 
and  his  supporters  and  advocates  be  deaf,  blind  and  dumb  as 
was  Pharaoh  and  his  supporters  anciently,  in  order  that  the 
redemption  of  modern  Israel  be  like  Israel's  redemption  an- 
ciently. Doc.  &  Cov.  103:11-18. 

THE  FALLING  OF  A  PRESIDENT  BY  A  SHAFT 
OF  DEATH  NECESSARY. 

The  removing  of  a  president  of  the  Church  of  Jesus 
Christ  of  Latter-day  Saints  in  the  strange,  wroth  manner  as  spok- 
en of,  for  putting  forth  his  hand  to  steady  the  ark  of  God,  is 
absolutely  necessary  in  order  that  the  Lord  may  manifest  him- 
self in  mighty  power,  and  pour  out  his  spirit  upon  all  flesh 
(Doc.  &  Cov.  95:4,)  that  all  men  may  be  left  without  excuse 
that  wise  men  and  rulers  may  hear  and  know  that  which  they 
have  never  considered;  that  men  may  discern  between  the 
righteous  and  the  wicked  saith  your  God,  Doc.  101:93-95.  The 
Lord  shall  rise  up,  being  wroth,  and  perform  his  strange  act, 
(Isaiah  28:21.)  One  of  the  strangest  acts  in  holy  writ  is  when  a 


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president  of  the  Church  of  Jesus  Christ  of  Latter-day  Saints  is 
to  fall  by  the  shaft  of  death,  etc.,  and  this  modern  Moses  is 
established  in  his  stead,  (Doc.  &  Cov.  85:7,  8.)  Joseph  Smith, 
the  Prophet,  said  in  his  letter  to  W.  W.  Phelps  upon  this 
subject  that  it  should  come  to  pass  in  the  last  days. 

This  "Mighty  and  Strong"  Indian  Prophet,  the  root  of 
Jesse,  unto  whom  rightly  belongs  the  Priesthood  and  the  keys 
of  the  Kingdom,  the  sceptre  of  power,  for  an  ensign  is  to  super- 
intend the  gathering  of  the  Lord's  people  in  the  last  days,  • 
(Doc.  &  Cov.  113:6;  81:2,)  to  Mount  Zion,  the  New  Jerusalem, 
(Doc.  &  Cov.  84:2),  the  only  place  appointed,  or  that  will  be 
appointed  for  the  gathering  of  the  saints  before  the  great  day 
of  the  Lord  shall  come,  which  great  day  will  be  at  the  time 
of  Jesus  Christ's  second  coming,  Doc.  &  Cov.  42:36;  49:24,  25; 
101:6-21;  III  Nephi  21:22-25. 

ORSON  PRATT  FORETELLS  THE  COMING  OF  THE 

"MIGHTY  AND  STRONG  MOSES." 

Orson  Pratt,  in  addressing  the  Saints  said,  that  "The 
Mighty  and  Strong  Moses"  spoken  of  in  the  103rd  Section  of 
the  Doc.  &  Cov.  was  yet  to  come  to  bring  about  the  redemp- 
tion of  Zion,  Journal  of  Dis.  Vol.  21,  pp.  150-154;  Vol. 
17,  pp.  303  to  306.  This  "Mighty  and  Strong"  man  like  unto 
Moses  is  to  be  revealed  unto  the  people  and  established  in  his 
proper  place  at  the  time  when  the  Gospel  is  to  turn  unto  the 
Jews,  etc.,  which  time  is  to  be  in  a  day  of  wars,  and  rumors 
of  wars,  etc.,  Doc.  &  Cov.  45:26,  63.  In  the  days  of  wars  and 
rumors  of  wars  the  times  of  the  gentiles  will  be  fulfilled,  (Doc. 
&  Cov.  45:25,  26,)  and  the  fullness  of  the  gentiles  will  come  in. 

SOME  STEADYING  OF  THE  ARK  ACTS. 
The  gentile  Church,  (Doc.  &  Cov.  109:60,)  virtually  closed 
up  their  right  to  reign  in  1904,  A.  D.  at  which  time  the  authori- 
ties of  the  Church  of  Jesus  Christ  of  Latter-day  Saints  sus- 
tained the  manifesto  as  a  law  unto  the  Church  and  said,  they 
who  entered  into  polygamy  would  be  excommunicated  from  the 
Latter-day  Saints'  Church.  Apostles  John  W.  Taylor  (and 
Mathias  F.  Cowley  and  others,  were  dealt  with  accordingly. 


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This  act  of  this  date,  A.  D.  1904,  at  the  October  conference, 
intensifies  the  manifesto  (covenant  with  death  and  agreement 
with  hell,  steadying  the  ark  act,  Isaiah  28:15-21)  which  should 
cause  the  Lord  to  be  wroth.  Isaiah  28:21,  Doc.  &  Cov.  85:8; 
Isaiah  66:5,  6;  I  Nephi  4:13;  II  Nephi  19:13-17)  until  he  shall 
finally  rise  up  and  perform  his  strange  act,  and  cause  a  Presi- 
dent to  fall  by  the  shaft  of  death,  etc.  The  statement  of  the 
Presidency  of  the  Church  in  the  Deseret  News  of  1905  and  the 
Improvement  Era  of  1907,  that  the  85th  Section  of  the  Doctrine 
&  Covenant  is  to  be  taken  as  being  fulfilled  and  obsolete,  and 
at  the  October  conference  of  1918,  at  which  conference  the 
President  said,  "all  children  born  of  polygamous  parentage, 
who  had  entered  into  polygamy  since  1904,  were  illigitimate  off- 
spring; without  authority  from  God  to  make  such  a  statement, 
which  was  contrary  to  the  word  of  God,  Doc.  &  Cov.  132: 
President  Taylor's  revelation  1882  and  1886  and  President 
Woodruff's  revelation  of  1889.  The  authorities  of  the  Church 
ke  the  evangelical  line  of  the  Priesthood  in  making  Hyrum 
Smith  Patriarch  instead  of  his  father,  whose  right  it  was. 
emple  ordinances  have  been  changed  since  President  Snow's 
reign;  now  why?  See  Doc.  &  Cov.  1:14,  15;  64:34-41;  II  Nephi 
12:2;  15:24;  25:7,  8.  They  further  make  the  statement  that 
a  Seventy  or  Elder  holds  only  a  part  of  the  Melchisedek  Priest- 
hood and  are  also  rejecting  the  last  great  work,  "this  is  the 
refreshing  yet  they  would  not  hear,"  (Isaiah  28:2,  12,  17,  18, 
21,)  which  is  in  the  coming  forth  of  the  last  records  as  spoken 
of  by  Jesus  Christ  himself,  III  Nephi  21:9-11;  God  honors  one, 
and  dishonors  another  to  suit  his  purposes,  Rom.  9:21. 
THE  LORD'S  ANGER  KINDLED  AGAINST  THE  LEADERS 

OF  HIS  (CHURCH)  OF  PEOPLE. 

These  steadying  the  ark  acts,  in  laying  the  word  of 
the  Lord  on  the  shelf,  and  adopting  and  advocating 
precepts  of  men,  only  serves  to  multiply  and  intensify  the 
wrath  of  Almighty  God  against  the  leaders  of  the  Latter-day 
Saint,  gentile  Church,  (Doc.  &  Cov.  109:60)  who  maintain 
and  advocate  these  heretical  ideas,  of  the  former  authorities 
of  his  church,  to  cause  the  Almighty  to  fulfill  those  scriptures 
which  say;  O  my  people,  they  who  lead  thee,  cause  thee  to 


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err,  and  destroy  the  way  of  thy  paths.     The  Lord  will  enter 
into  judgments  with  the  ancients  of  his  people,  and  the  princes 
thereof,  for  ye  have  eaten  up  the  vineyard  and  the  spoil  of  the 
poor  in  your  houses,  (II  Nephi  13:12-26,)  the  Lord  will  cut  off 
from  Israel  head  and  tail,  branch  and  rush  in  one  day.     The 
ancient  he  is  the  head  and  the  prophet  that  teacheth  lies,  he  is 
the  tail,  (II  Nephi  19:14-16.)  Mormon  says,  O  ye  pollutions,  ye 
hypocrites,  ye  teachers,  who  sell  yourselves  for  that  which  will 
canker,  why  have  ye  polluted  the  holy  Church  of  God?  etc. 
(Mormon  8:38;  Doc.  &  Cov.  50:6-8;  64:37-43;  107:82-84).     The 
Holy  Church  of  God  is  the  Church  of  Jesus  Christ  of  Latter- 
day  Saints,  Doc.  &  Cov.  115:4;  Ephesians  4:5;  Nephi  14:10.  Woe 
unto  them  that  decree  unrighteous  decrees,  and  write  grievous- 
ness  which  they  have  prescribed,  (II  Nephi  20:1,)  but  the  pro- 
phet which  shall  presume  to  speak  a  word  in  thy  name,  which  I 
have  not  commanded  him  to  speak,  or  that  shall  speak  in  the 
name  of  other  Gods,  even  that  Prophet  shall  die.    Deut.  18:20. 
Therefore  my  people  are  gone  into  captivity,  because  they  have 
no  knowledge;   and  their  honorable  men  have  famished,  and 
their  multitude  dried  up  with  thirst,  (no  revelations.)  Woe  unto 
them  that  call  evil  good  and  good  evil,  that  put  bitter  for  sweet 
and  sweet  for  bitter,  therefore  as  the  fire  devoureth  the  stub- 
ble, and  the  flame  consumeth  the  chaff,  their  root  shall  be 
rottenness  and  their  blossoms  shall  go  up   as  dust,   because 
they  have  cast  away  the  law  of  the  Lord  of  Hosts  (and  issued 
a  Manifesto)  and  despised  the  word  of  the  Holy  one  of  Israel, 
(II  Nephi  15:24;  Isaiah  24:5;  Doc.  &  Cov.  1:15;  85:132:  John 
Taylor's  revelation  of  1882,  1886  and  Wilford  Woodruff's  reve- 
lation of   1889,)   and  in  the  stead  of  the  85th  Section  of  the 
Doctrine  and  Covenants;  a  spurious  Church  article  is  gotten 
up,  to  explain  away  that  holy  and  sacred  revelation. 
THE  LORD  TO  RAISE  UP  AN  ENSIGN. 
Therefore  is  the  anger  of  the  Lord   kindled  against  His 
people,  etc.,  and  He  the  Lord  will  lift  up  an  ensign  to  the 
nations  from  afar.     This  "Mighty  and  Strong"  man  like  unto 
Moses,  Indian  Prophet,  root  of  Jesse  is  to  be  raised  up  as  an 
ensign  of  the  people  and  bring  forth  the  last  and  all  records 
and  rule  over  the  Gentiles,  Rom.  15:12,  (Gentile  Church,  Doc. 


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&  Cov.  109:60,)  (compare  II  Nephi  21:5-11  with  30:10-18  and 
you  will  see  clearly  that  this  root  of  Jesse  is  the  ensign  to  be 
raised  up  to  usher  in  the  Millennial  reign  of  peace,  and  (Rom. 
15:12;  II  Nephi  21:10)  shows  he  is  to  rule  over  the  Gentiles, 
and  to  him  shall  the  Gentiles  seek,  and  his  rest  shall  be  glori- 
ous, II  Nephi  15:13,  20,  24-30.)  Because  of  the  many  pollution 
acts,  perpetrated  against  the  work  of  the  Lord  by  the  leaders  of 
His  Church,  the  anger  of  the  Lord  will  be  kindled  against 
them,  as  Isaiah  says,  (Isaiah  28:21;  Isaiah  66:3-6) ;  and  a  Presi- 
dent will  be  smitten  with  a  shaft  of  death,  as  the  8th  verse  of 
the  85th  Section  of  the  Doctrine  and  Covenants  and  the  14th 
to  the  16th  verses  of  the  19th  chapter  of  II  Nephi  corroborates, 
then  this  "Mighty  and  Strong"  man  like  unto  Moses,  marred  and 
cast  out  Indian  Prophet,  the  root  of  Jesse,  unto  whom  rightly 
belongs  the  Priesthood  and  keys  of  the  Kingdom,  for  an  ensign 
and  for  the  gathering  of  the  Lord's  people  in  the  last  days; 
will  become  the  Lord's  chosen  representative;  for  the  Lord 
will  appear  to  this  marred  servant's  joy,  and  establish  him  in 
his  proper  place  to  redeem  Zion,  in  setting  the  house  of  God  in 
order  first,  (the  House  of  God,  which  is  the  Church  of  the  living 
God,  I  Tim.  3:15)  then  this  root  of  Jesse,  man  like  unto  Moses, 
will  lead  the  worthy  saints  back  to  Jackson  County,  Missouri, 
and  direct  their  labors  in  building  that  city,  New  Jerusalem 
and  the  Holy  Temple,  in  that  promised  land. 

HOW  THE  LORD'S  GREAT  LEADERS  HAVE 

BEEN  TREATED. 

In  every  age  of  the  world,  whenever  and  wherever  God 
has  raised  up  unto  His  people  mighty  men  as  leaders;  they 
have  been  disbelieved  and  marred,  and  in  many  instances  put 
to  death  in  various  ways.  History  has  repeated  itself  from  the 
days  of  righteous  Abel,  who  was  slain  by  his  brother;  until 
the  days  of  the  Prophet,  Joseph  Smith,  who  was  greatly 
marred  and  finally  murdered  in  cold  blood.  Joseph  of  old  was 
cast  into  a  pit  and  finally  sold  to  the  Egyptians  to  get  rid 
of  him,  yet  he  was  the  chosen  instrument  in  the  hands  of  God 
as  a  saviour  in  his  father's  house.  Daniel  of  old  was  cast  into 
the  den  of  lions;  yet  he  was  one  of  the  choicest  of  the  Lord's 
servants.  John,  the  Baptist,  was  called  a  wild  man  and  was 


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finally  beheaded.  Jesus  Christ,  the  Redeemer  of  the  world, 
was  accused  of  nearly  everything  that  savored  of  evil,  then 
disowned  by  his  own  people,  and  crucified;  Paul  (called  Saul 
Acts  13:9)  was  hanged  with  his  head  downward.  Every  one 
of  the  royal  house  was  brought  before  Samuel,  some  of  whom 
expected  to  be  annointed  King  of  Israel,  yet  David,  the  Lord's 
choice,  was  made  to  tend  to  the  sheep,  his  brethren  deeming 
him  of  no  consequence.  Nephi,  the  Lord's  chosen,  was  per- 
secuted and  put  in  chains  by  his  brethren.  Abinadi  was  burned 
at  the  stake  because  he  would  do  as  the  Lord  told  him;  preach 
the  Gospel  to  his  wicked  brethren.  Even  the  three  Nephites 
were  cast  into  prison,  dens  of  wild  beasts,  into  the  earth  and 
three  times  into  a  furnace,  but  God  had  wrought  a  change  upon 
them,  so  they  could  receive  no  harm.  So  it  is  to  be  expected 
in  keeping  with  the  way  the  Lord's  past  great  leaders  have 
been  treated,  that  the  last  and  final  "Mighty  and  Strong  One," 
the  Lord  is  going  to  raise  up,  to  do  this  great  and  last 
redemption  work,  for  the  House  of  Israel,  will  be  marred  and 
disbelieved  and  cast  out,  etc.,  yet  finally  healed  of  the  Lord, 
(III  Nephi  21:9-11,  Isaiah  66:5,  Doc.  &  Cov.  85:7,)  but  in  the 
day  of  the  Lord's  wisdom,  when  He  sees  fit  to  perform  His 
strange  act,  (Isaiah  28:21,)  this  "Mighty  and  Strong  One"  will 
be  vindicated.  28:  Isaiah,  etc. 

THE  APPLICATION  OF  THE  28th  CHAPTER  OF  ISAIAH. 

IS  TO  THE  CHURCH  OF  JESUS  CHRIST  OF  LATTER-DAY 

SAINTS,  IN  THE  FAT  VALLEYS  OF  THE 

ROCKY  MOUNTAINS. 

Isaiah  28  says:  "Wo  to  the  crown  of  pride,  to  the  drunkards 
of  Ephraim."  Ephraim's  dwelling  place  shall  be  on  the  head 
of  the  fat  valleys.  The  Latter-day  Saints  claim  to  be  of  Ephraim, 
and  their  dwelling  places  are  in  the  fat  valleys  of  the  Rocky 
Mountains,  Isaiah  2:2;  II  Nephi  11:7,  8;  III  Nephi  23:1-5. 
Isaiah  says:  They  are  to  be  overcome  with  wine,  and  out  of  the 
way  through  strong  drink  (meaning  beverage  and  various 
other  sins,)  and  their  priest  and  prophet,  (meaning  leaders, 
II  Nephi  13:12-15;  19:13-17;  28:14,)  are  to  err  in  vision  and 
stumble  in  judgment.  This  class  of  sinful  Ephraimites  in  the 
fat  valleys,  are  to  make  a  covenant  with  death  and  an  agree^ 


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ment  with  hell  (or  manifesto)  or  make  lies  their  refuge  and 
under  falsehood  hide  themselves;  But  their  refuge  and  hiding 
place  is  to  be  like  as  Isaiah  says:  "For  the  bed  is  shorter  than 
that  a  man  can  stretch  himself  on  it:  and  the  covering  narrower 
than  that  he  can  wrap  himself  in  it."  (Or  like  unto  the  story 
about  the  actions  of  the  poor,  silly  scared  ostrich,  when  he  thinks 
he  is  about  to  be  captured,  puts  his  head  under  the  leaf  of  a  plant 
or  some  other  foolish  place  and  thinks  he  is  safely  hid,  but  is 
greatly  exposed.)  This  foolish  hiding  place  (manifesto)  and 
other  kindred  acts,  made  by  the  sinful  drunkards  of  Ephraim 
(Latter-day  Saints'  Church)  will  get  the  Lord's  people  or  church 
into  bondage,  Doc.  &  Cov.  103:11-18. 

Ephraimites,  means  the  descendents  of  Joseph  who  was 
sold  into  Egypt,  whose  branches  were  to  overrun  the  wall  to 
the  utmost  bounds  of  the  everlasting  hills;  Gen.  49:26.  This 
privelege  is  not  to  the  house  of  Judah,  only,  in  so  far  as  the 
Lamanites,  who  have  some  of  the  blood  of  Judah  in  them,  Doc. 
&  Cov.  19:27,  through  Mulek,  the  youngest  son  of  Zedekiah 
king  of  Judah.  Mosiah  25:2-4;  Omni  1:14-19;  Heleman  8:21, 
may  be  members  of  the  Lord's  house  (or  church)  in  the 
top  of  the  mountains,  Isaiah  2:2,  who  are  to  be  the  principle 
builders  of  the  New  Jerusalem  upon  the  North  American  Conti- 
nent. Ill  Nephi  21:21-26. 

Isaiah  28  uses  the  term,  "ye  scornful  men  that  rule  this 
people  which  is  in  Jerusalem."  The  word  "Jerusalem"  is  used 
often  in  a  general  sense,  meaning,  a  land  of  peace,  the  dwelling 
place  of  the  people  of  God;  Isaiah  2:1,  2;  3:  II  Nephi  13:2:1,  2; 
Doc.  &  Cov.  84:2;  57:1-3;  58:7;  Pearl  of  Great  Price,  p.  38, 
verses  18,  19;  as  the  word  Babylon  which  means  confusion,  and 
represents  the  people  of  the  world.  Isaiah  28:2,  3;  says:  Behold, 
the  Lord  hath  a  mighty  and  strong  one,  (similar  as  Joseph  Smith, 
the  Prophet  describes  in  the  85th  section  of  the  Doctrine  &  Cove- 
nants) which  as  a  tempest  of  hail  and  a  destroying  storm,  as  a 
flood  of  mighty  waters  over-flowing,  shall  cast  down  to  the  earth 
with  the  hand.  The  crown  of  pride,  the  drunkards  of  Ephraim, 
shall  be  trodden  under  feet.  Isaiah  further  says:  verses  15-18; 
this  "Mighty  and  Strong  One"  as  a  tempest  of  hail  and  as  a 


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destroying  storm  shall  sweep  away  the  refuge  of  lies  and  hid- 
ing place;  and  disannull  the  covenant  with  death  and  agreement 
with  hell  (manifesto)  made  by  the  scornful  men  (sinful 
drunkards  of  Ephraim)  in  Jerusalem  (in  the  fat  valleys  of  the 
mountains.)  By  comparing  Isaiah  28:  verses  1-3  with  verses 
14-17,  it  is  proven  the  word  "Jerusalem"  is  merely  used  to  show 
the  dwelling  place  of  the  Lord's  people  or  sinful  drunkards  of 
Ephraim  (with  scornful  men  as  their  rulers)  in  the  fat  valleys 
of  the  mountains,  who  are  the  very  ones  that  are  to  make 
this  covenant  with  death  and  agreement  with  hell  (manifesto, 
etc.)  so  it  is  thoroughly  proven  that  the  word  "Jerusalem" 
used  by  Isaiah  in  the  14th  verse  of  the  28th  chapter,  has  no 
application  to  Jerusalem  of  Palestine  at  all;  but  means  the 
dwelling  place  of  the  sinful  drunkness  of  Ephraim  of  the 
Church  of  Jesus  Christ  of  Latter-day  Saints,  in  the  fat  valleys 
of  the  mountains  in  the  last  days,  Isaiah  2:2. 

Isaiah  in  the  28th  chapter  specifically  refers  to,  and  pic- 
tures the  foolish  things  the  sinful  drunkards  of  Ephraim  will 
do,  who  are  prospective  new  Jerusalemites  through  the  La- 
manites,  Doc.  &  Cov.  19:27;  42:9;  III  Nephi  21:21-25,  and  are 
not  Judahites  in  any  other  way.  These  wayward  Ephraimites 
Isaiah  is  talking  about  are  to  dwell  in  the  fat  valleys  of  the 
Rocky  Mountains.  II  Nephi  12:2;  Gen.  49:26.  Now  because 
of  the  existing  of  this  awful  sinful  condition,  the  Lord  will 
rise  up  being  wroth  and  perform  his  "strange  act"  and  redeem 
his  people,  or  church  out  of  this  hellish  muddle  and  bondage, 
the  sinful  drunkards  of  Ephraim  have  plunged  the  house  of 
God  into  (I  Tim.  3:15)  Isaiah  28:21;  Doc.  &  Cov.  85:  103:11-18; 
101:93-95;  90:9-11;  I  Nephi  13:39-41;  III  Nephi  21:9-11;  II 
Nephi  3:11,  24;  21:5-11;  30:10-18;  Isaiah  66:2-7. 

WHEN  MANIFESTO,  ETC.  TO  BE  DISANNULLED. 

When  this  "Mighty  and  Strong"  servant  of  the  Lord  is 
raised  up  in  a  day  of  wars  and  rumors  of  wars,  earthquakes, 
fires  and  tempests  and  vapors  of  smoke  in  foreign  lands,  etc. 
The  Lord  through  this  mighty  servant  will  sweep  away  the 
refuge  of  lies,  (manifesto,  etc.)  set  the  church  in  order,  and 
lead  back  and  establish  all  eligible  people  who  will  live  the 


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laws  of  the   Celestial   Kingdom   in   their  inheritances   in   the 
land  of  the  New  Jerusalem. 

THE   "MIGHTY   AND    STRONG   ONE"   THROUGH 
NEPHITE  LINEAGE. 

The  "Mighty  and  Strong"  Indian  Prophet  referred  to  under 
so  many  scriptural  headings  or  names  by  various  of  the  Lord's 
prophets,  Lehi  refers  to  in  addressing  his  son,  Joseph,  in  the 
following  manner:  Wherefore  because  of  this  covenant  thou  art 
blessed;  for  thy  seed  shall  not  be  destroyed,  for  they  shall 
hearken  unto  the  words  of  the  book,  II  Nephi  3:23. 

And  there  shall  rise  up  one  mighty  among  them  who 
shall  do  much  good,  both  in  word  and  in  deed,  being  an  instru- 
ment in  the  hands  of  God,  with  exceeding  faith,  to  work  mighty 
wonders,  and  do  that  thing  which  is  great  in  the  sight  of 
God,  unto  the  bringing  to  pass  much  restoration  unto  the  house 
of  Israel,  and  unto  the  seed  of  thy  brethren,  II  Nephi  3:11,  24. 

So  all  speculation  as  to  who,  and  what  kind  of  a  person, 
this  "Mighty  and  Strong  One"  is  to  be,  is  positively  shown; 
He  is  to  be  a  continued  seed  of  Lehi  through  His  son  Joseph 
upon  this  earth,  marred  and  healed,  III  Nephi  21:9-11,)  cast 
out  and  then  the  Lord  is  to  appear  to  his  joy  and  they  who  mar 
him  are  to  be  ashamed,  Isaiah  66:2-6. 

NOT  TWO— BUT  "ONE  MIGHTY  AND   STRONG"  TO 

BE  RAISED  UP  TO  REDEEM  ZION,  ETC. 
Doc.  &  Cov.  85:7  says: 

I,  the  Lord  God  will  send  one  (not  two).  Isaiah  28:2  says: 
Behold,  the  Lord  hath  a  "Mighty  and  Strong  One."  (not  two) 
II  Nephi  3:24,  Lehi  says;  And  there  shall  rise  up  one  mighty 
among  them,  (not  two),  III  Nephi  21:9-11,  Jesus  Christ  says: 
They  will  not  believe  it  although  a  man  (not  men),  shall  de- 
clare it  unto  them.  And  that  his  servant  (not  servants)  shall 
be  marred.  Yet  he  will  heal  him  (not  them.)  This  mighty 
servant  of  the  Lord  is  always  spoken  of  in  the  singular  number 
by  the  various  prophets  who  use  different  language,  or 
word  painting,  in  picturing  and  describing  this  last,  and 
mighty  servant,  who  is  to  do  this  last  redemption  work,  for 
and  in  behalf  of  the  House  of  Israel. 


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THE  WISDOM  OF  THE  CHURCH  LEADERS  HAS 

MEASURABLY  PERISHED, 

The  scriptural  references  in  this  article  prove  conclusively, 
that  the  wisdom  of  the  wise  and  learned  leaders  of  this  Church 
has  evidently  perished,  and  the  understanding  of  the  prudent 
is  absolutely  hid,  in  their  attempt  to  explain  away  the  85th 
Section  of  the  Doctrine  and  Covenants.  But  had  the  strained 
effort  put  forth  in  the  article  published  by  the  Church  of  Jesus 
Christ  of  Latter-day  Saints,  in  the  Deseret  News  of  1905, 
and  the  Improvement  Era  of  1907  attained  the  object  of  its 
purposed  endeavor  it  would  only  have  succeeded  in  becloud- 
ing one  of  the  several  terms,  (word  paintings)  or  nomancla- 
tures  by  which  this  last,  and  mighty  servant  of  the  Lord  is 
designated.  For  elsewhere  in  holy  writ,  the  Lord  speaks  of  the 
"Mighty  and  Strong"  servant  he  has  in  reserve,  to  do  this  great 
and  mighty  labor,  for  and  in  behalf  of  the  House  of  Israel; 
and  also,  to  rule  over  the  gentiles,  etc.,  in  the  last  days. 

THE  VARIOUS  WAYS  THE  PROPHETS  OF  THE  LORD 
DENOMINATE  THE  "MIGHTY  AND  STRONG" 

SERVANT  OF  THE  LORD. 

He  is  described  in  the  following  terms  and  ways,  by  various 
of  the  Lord's  prophets,  thusly;  Isaiah  28:  says:  The  Lord  has 
a  "Mighty  and  Strong  One,"  which  as  a  tempest  of  hail,  as  a 
destroying  storm,  and  as  a  flood  of  mighty  waters,  through 
whom  he  is  going  to  perform  his  strange  act  (it  will  certainly 
be  a  strange  act  when  the  85th  Section  of  the  Doctrine  & 
Covenant  is  fulfilled  judging  from  the  way  many  of  the  lead- 
ing brethren,  of  the  Church  of  Jesus  Christ  are  acting  and 
talking  about  this  said  revelation.)  Doc^  &  Cov.  103:11-18 
says:  The  Lord  will  raise  up  a  man  like  unto  Moses  to  deliver 
his  present  day  Church  out  of  bondage  and  return  the  Saints 
back  to  receive  their  inheritances  in  the  land  of  Jackson 
County,  Missouri,  for  the  purpose  of  building  the  great  central 
city  and  temple,  preparatory  to  the  Lord's  second  coming.  This 
man  like  unto  Moses  is  to  do  exactly  the  same  work  as  spoken 
of  in  the  85th  Section  of  the  Doctrine  and  Covenant.  Moses  of 
old  held  the  sceptre  of  power  in  his  hand  and  was  a  leader 


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president  of  the  Lord's  people,  the  same  as  the  "One  Mighty 
and  Strong"  spoken  of  in  the  85th  section  of  the  Doctrine  & 
Covenants  is  to  hold  the  sceptre  of  power  in  his  hand  and  be  a 
leader  president  of  the  Lord's  people.  The  root  of  Jesse,  (the 
ensign)  is  to  hold  the  keys  of  the  Kingdom  (sceptre  of  power) 
in  his  hand  and  gather  the  Lord's  people  in  the  last  days; 
and  rule  over  the  gentiles,  (Rom.  15:12;  Isaiah  42:)  and  usher  in 
the  millennium  (after  bringing  forth  all  records)  the  same  as 
the  "Mighty  and  Strong  One"  spoken  of  in  the  85th  Section 
of  the  Doctrine  &  Covenants  is  to  do  and  will  do,  II  Nephi 
21:5-11;  30:10-18;  Doc.  &  Cov.  113:6;  Alma  37:2-19.  The  mar- 
red and  healed  servant  Jesus  Christ  told  the  Nephites  he  was 
going  to  give  power  to  bring  forth  the  last  records,  in  which 
the  Lord's  power  was  to  be  shown  forth,  Alma  37:2-19  Uhese 
last  records  will  be  a  sceptre  of  power  in  this  marred  servant's 
hands.)  Now,  as  the  sceptre  of  power  is  to  be  held  by  the 
"Mighty  and  Strong  One"  spoken  of  in  the  85th  Section  of  the 
Doctrine  and  Covenants,  he  must  be  the  marred  servant,  and 
this  marred  servant  is  to  establish  the  Lamanites,  assisted 
by  the  Gentile  Saints,  in  the  land  of  the  New  Jerusalem 
and  direct  their  labors  in  building  that  City  and  Temple. 
Ill  Nephi  21:9-25.  This  is  exactly  the  mission  the  "Mighty 
and  Strong  One"  spoken  of  in  the  85th  Section  of  the 
Doctrine  and  Covenants  has  to  do. 

The  Indian  Prophet,  Lehi  says,  will  rise  up  and  bring  to 
pass  much  restoration  unto  the  House  of  Israel  and  unto  the 
seed  of  his  brethren  (the  Lamanites)  He  is  to  bring  forth  rec- 
ords for  the  convincing  them  of  God's  word  which  shall  have 
already  gone  forth  among  them,  II  Nephi  3:11,  24.  This  con- 
vincing act,  is  just  exactly  the  very  thing  the  last  records  are 
to  do  (I  Nephi  13:39-41,  Mormon  5:12-15;)  and  exactly  the 
thing  that  is  to  be  done,  when  the  Lord  reveals  his  arm  in 
power,  Doc.  &  Cov.  1:14;  I  Nephi  14:12-14;  Doc.  &  Cov. 
90:9-11;  III  Nephi  20:34-37;  21:9-11.  The  restoration  of  the 
house  of  Israel  and  the  Lamanites  is  the  kind  of  work  this 
Indian  Prophet  is  to  oversee  and  attend  to,  and  is  exactly 
the  kind  of  work  proposed  for  the  "Mighty  and  Strong  One" 


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to  do,  as  spoken  of  in  the  85th  section  of  the  Doctrine  & 
Covenants^ 

This  mighty  servant  is  called  by  the  Lord;  as  having  a 
mouth  like  a  sharp  sword:  as  a  polished  shaft  in  his  quiver,  to 
bring  Jacob  again  to  him,  who  is  to  be  hid  in  the  quiver  of  the 
Lord,  until  the  time  arrives  for  him  to  commence  his  reign, 
to  restore  the  preserved  of  Israel,  and  as  a  light  to  the  gentiles 
and  the  Lord's  salvation  unto  the  ends  of  the  earth:  And  to 
cause  to  inherit  the  desolate  heritage,  Isaiah  49:1-8;  I  Nephi 
21:1-8;  Isaiah  42.  This  is  the  mission  that  the  "One  Mighty 
and  Strong"  spoken  of  in  the  85th  Section  of  the  Doctrine  & 
Covenants  is  to  do.  Isaiah  says:  Behold,  the  Lord  hath  a 
"Mighty  and  Strong  One",  which  as  a  tempest  of  hail  and  a 
destroying  storm,  as  a  flood  of  mighty  waters  over-flowing, 
shall  cast  down  to  the  earth  with  the  hand.  Judgment  also 
will  I  lay  to  the  line,  and  righteousness  to  the  plummet:  And 
the  hail  (the  "Mighty  and  Strong  One"  as  a  tempest  of  hail) 
shall  sweep  away  the  refuge  of  lies  (manifesto  and  Church 
article  of  1905  and  1907)  and  the  waters  (this  "Mighty  and 
Strong  One"  as  a  flood  of  mighty  waters)  shall  overflow  the 
hiding  place,  and  your  covenant  with  death  (manifesto  and 
Church  article)  shall  be  disannulled  and  your  agreement  with 
hell  (manifesto,  etc.)  shall  not  stand.  When  the  overflowing 
scourge  shall  pass  through,  then  shall  ye  be  trodden  down  by 
it,  for  the  Lord  shall  rise  us  as  in  Mount  Perazim,  He  shall 
be  wroth  as  in  the  valley  of  Gibeon,  that  he  may  do  his  work, 
his  strange  work;  and  bring  to  pass  his  act,  his  strange  act. 
(The  fulfillment  of  the  85th  section  of  the  Doctrine  &  Cove- 
nant and  Isaiah  28:2,  17,  18,  21). 

So  it  is  plainly  to  be  seen  that  Jesus  Christ,  Lehi,  Isaiah, 
Joseph  Smith  and  others  of  the  Lord's  chosen  Prophets, 
must  have  been  speaking  of  one  and  the  self  same  "Mighty 
and  Strong"  individual,  whom  the  Lord  shall  deem  fit  to  raise 
up,  to  do  this  last  and  mighty  work,  for  there  is  but  one  redemp- 
tion, and  one  great  division  spoken  of,  before  the  return  to 
Independence,  Jackson  County,  Missouri,  for  the  building  of 
the  great  city  and  Temple,  preparatory  for  the  Lord's  second 
coming.  Doc.  &  Cov.  103:11-18;  II  Nephi  30:10. 


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With  the  photographic  featured  work,  created  by  the  plain 
and  beautifulKjdelineated  word  picturing,  made  out  of  holy 
writ,  and  obtained  from  so  many  different  angles  (or  prophets 
of  the  Lord)  and  each  of  the  many  protographic  productions, 
from  the  several  points  of  vantage,  being  separate  and  distinct 
from  each  other,  yet  each  production  clearly  and  forcibly  pre- 
senting to  view,  the  one  great  character,  the  "Mighty  and 
Strong"  servant  of  the  Lord,  to  be  raised  up  to  redeem  Zion, 
etc.  in  the  last  days,  as  spoken  of  in  the  85th  section  of  the 
Doctrine  &  Covenants  and  elsewhere.  It  is  absolutely  simple 
mindedness,  on  the  part  of  anyone  to  think,  let  alone  to  attempt, 
to  keep  from  view,  the  many  angled  photographs  made  of 
"Thus  Saith  the  Lord"  in  holy  writ,  of  this  mighty  servant  yet 
to  come;  by  trying  to  destroy  one  of  the  beautiful  portraits 
made  of  him,  when  the  Bible,  Book  of  Mormon  and  Doctrine 
and  Covenants  are  full  of  this  "Mighty  and  Strong  One's" 
imagery. 

HOW  TO  GET  RID  OF  THE  "MIGHTY  AND  STRONG 
ONE'S"  IMAGERY  OR  THAT  OF  THE  PRESIDENT'S 

WHO  IS  GOING  TO  PUT  FORTH  HIS  HAND  TO 
STEADY  THE  ARK  AND  FALL. 

By  the  way,  one  thing  that  could  be  done,  to  get  rid  of 
this  "Mighty  and  Strong  One's  imagery  would  be  to  eliminate 
chapter  after  chapter,  and  verse  after  verse,  from  those  sacred 
books;  or  even  better  than  that,  continue  to  do  as  the  Church 
has  been  doing  for  approximately  twenty  years  or  so:  Don't 
allow  the  various  quorums  of  the  Priesthood  to  study  the  Book 
of  Mormon  and  the  Doctrine  and  Covenants  in  the  Quorums 
at  all,  but  instead  thereof,  have  them  become  thoroughly  and 
intimately  acquainted  with  the  works  of  President  Joseph  F. 
Smith,  Brothers  J.  M.  Tanner,  B.  H.  Roberts,  James  E.  Tal- 
mage,  Joseph  F.  Smith,  Jr.,  N.  T.  Porter  and  others,  and,  so 
far  as  I  am  able  to  judge,  you  will  not  be  at  all  bothered,  or 
have  your  mind  put  in  a  flurry  by  coming  in  contact  with  any 
word  protographs  or  even  the  semblance  of  features,  resemb- 
ling in  any  manner  the  imagery  of  the  "Mighty  and  Strong  One" 
spoken  of  in  the  seventh  verse  of  the  85th  Section  of  the  Doc- 


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trine  &  Covenants,  whom  the  Lord  is  going  to  send  to  set 
His  church  in  order,  or  be  at  all  disturbed  in  your  feelings,  by 
accidentally  or  incidentally  coming  across  a  sentence  some- 
thing like  this:  "while  that  man  who  putteth  forth  his  hand 
to  steady  the  ark  of  God,  shall  fall  by  the  shaft  of  death, 
like  as  a  tree  that  is  smitten  by  the  vivid  shaft  of  lightning"  as 
we  find  recorded  in  the  8th  verse  of  the  85th  section  of  the 
Doctrine  &  Covenants. 

Some  people  do  and  will  say:  Why  this  strange  act?  The 
answer  comes,  because  men  in  authority  put  forth  their  hands 
to  steady  the  ark  of  God  by  issuing  and  sustaining  the  mani- 
festo,— in  the  face  of  "thus  saith  the  Lord,"  to  the  contrary,  as 
set  forth  in  the  Doctrine  &  Covenants,  132nd  section:  the  reve- 
lations to  this  Church  through  President  John  Taylor  in  1882 
and  1886  and  the  Revelation  to  President  Wilford  Woodruff  to 
this  Church  in  1889,  all  of  which  advocates  the  continued  prac- 
tice of  plurality  of  wives:  Yet  in  the  face  of  these  revelations 
from  Almighty  God;  the  authorities  of  this  Church  today,  in 
the  year  of  our  Lord,  June,  1922,  are  upholding  and  maintain- 
ing the  manifesto  (or  a  precept  of  men)  instead  of  "thus  saith 
the  Lord"  as  set  forth  in  the  four  revelations  just  referred  to. 
And  furthermore  the  church  article,  that  says  the  85th  section  of 
the  Doctrine  &  Covenants  is  to  "be  considered  as  having  passed 
away  and  the  whole  incident  of  the  prophecy  closed."  (Some 
more  precepts  of  men)  published  in  the  Deseret  News  of  1905 
and  the  Improvement  Era  of  1907. 

WO  UNTO  THOSE  WHO  BETRAY  THE  REVELATIONS 
OF  GOD  OR  WRITE  AND  ADVOCATE  PRECEPTS 

OF  MEN. 

The  Lord  says:  Woe  unto  those  who  betray  the  revelations 
of  God  whether  in  the  Bible,  Book  of  Mormon,  Doctrine  and 
Covenants,  or  any  others  that  ever  were  or  ever  will  be  given, 
Gems  of  Joseph  Smith,  page  270.  II  Nephi  28:32;  Doc.  &  Cov. 
109:60;  45:28-29. 

Wo  unto  them  that  decree  unrighteous  decrees,  and  write 
grievousness  (manifesto  and  Church  article  of  1905  doing 
away  with  Doc.  &  Cov.  85th  section  and  the  132nd  section  and 


—143— 

the  two  revelations  to  President  John  Taylor  and  one  to  Presi- 
dent Wilford  Woodruff)  which  they  have  proscribed,  II  Nephi 
20:1;  Isaiah  10:1. 

But  behold,  there  are  many  that  harden  their  hearts 
against  the  Holy  Spirit,  that  it  hath  no  place  in  them;  where- 
fore they  cast  many  things  away  which  are  written,  (Doc^  & 
Cov.  85:132:.  John  Taylor's  revelations  of  1882  and  1886,  and 
Wilford  Woodruff's  revelation  of  1889)  and  esteem  them  as 
things  of  naught,  II  Nephi  33:2. 

WHY  A  PRESIDENT  TO  FALL  BY  A  SHAFT  OF  DEATH. 
But  that  Prophet  that  shall  presume  to  speak  a  word  in  my 
name,  which  I  have  not  commanded  him  to  speak,  etc.,  even 
that  prophet  shall  die,  Deut.  18:20.  The  Lord  says:  All  he  has 
spoken  will  be  fulfilled,  Doc.  &  Cov.  1 :37,  38.  To  the  law  and 
to  the  testimony,  and  if  they  speak  not  according  to  this  word, 
it  is  because  there  is  no  light  in  them.  II  Nephi  18:20;  Isaiah 
8:20.  Some  of  the  leading  brethren  of  the  Church  of  Jesus 
Christ  of  Latter-day  Saints  say  the  Lord  will  not  cause  a  Presi- 
dent to  fall  by  a  shaft  of  death  like  as  a  tree  smitten  by  the 
vivid  shaft  of  lightning,  etc.,  they  say  the  Lord  will  not  dis- 
honor His  Prieshood  in  any  such  a  way.  The  Lord  says:  That 
the  rights  of  the  Priesthood  are  inseparately  connected  with  the 
powers  of  heaven,  etc.,  and  if  exercised  in  any  degree  of  un- 
righteousness, behold  the  heavens  withdraw  themselves;  the 
Spirit  of  the  Lord  is  grieved,  and  when  it  is  withdrawn,  amen 
to  the  priesthood  or  authority  of  that  man,  Doc.  &  Cov.  121: 
36-39;  Matt.  24:45-51;  Doc>  &  Cov.  42:59,  60.  Let  us  see  how 
the  Lord  dealt  with  some  great  men  of  the  world  and 
some  of  His  ancient  leaders  who  had  charge  of  the 
affairs  of  His  Church  and  ignored  the  will  of  the  Lord 
to  them,  either  in  holy  writ  or  otherwise.  Nebuchadnezzar,  the 
King,  spake  and  said,  is  not  this  great  Babylon  that  I  have 
built  for  the  house  of  the  Kingdom  by  the  might  of  my  power 
and  for  the  honor  of  my  majesty?  While  the  word  was  in  the 
King's  mouth,  there  fell  a  voice  from  heaven,  saying,  O  King 
Nebuchadnezzar,  to  thee  it  is  spoken;  The  Kingdom  is  departed 
from  thee.  And  they  shall  drive  thee  from  men,  and  thy 


—144— 

dwelling  shall  be  with  the  beasts  of  the  field,  etc.,  until  seven 
times  pass  over  thee  (2520  years)  Dan.  4:30-32.  Belshazzar 
made  his  great  feast  and  drank  wine  out  of  the  golden  vessels 
taken  out  of  the  temple;  and  praised  the  gods  of  gold,  silver, 
brass,  iron,  wood  and  stone;  then  came  the  hand  writing  on 
the  wall  (like  the  hand  writing  on  the  wall  of  the  Church  of 
Jesus  Christ  of  Latter-day  Saints  as  recorded  in  the  85th  sec- 
tion of  Doctrine  &  Covenants)  weighing  the  king  in  the  bal- 
ance and  finding  him  wanting,  and  that  night  was  the  king 
slain,  Dan.  5:. 

David,  King  of  Israel,  because  he  placed  Uriah  at  the 
front  in  battle  and  had  him  slain,  then  took  unto  himself  the 
wife  of  Uriah,  etc.,  though  previous  to  the  committing  of  that 
rash  act,  was  highly  favored  of  the  Lord,  but  because  he  com- 
mitted these  grievous  offenses,  he  lost  all,  and  fell  from  his 
exaltation.  The  only  promise  David  received  from  the  Lord 
after  sorely  repenting,  was  that  he  should  not  die,  or  that  his 
soul  should  not  be  left  in  hell,  II  Sam.  12:8,  11,  15,  16;  16:20 
-23;  20:3. 

Moses  and  Aaron  gathered  the  congregation  together 
before  the  rock,  and  he  said  unto  them,  hear  now  ye  rebels; 
must  we  fetch  you  water  out  of  this  rock? 

And  Moses  lifted  up  his  hand,  and  with  his  rod  he  smote 
the  rock  twice;  and  the  water  came  out  abundantly,  and  the  con- 
gregation drank,  and  their  beasts  also. 

And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses  and  Aaron,  because  ye 
believed  me  not,  to  sanctify  me  in  the  eyes  of  the  children  of 
Israel,  therefore  ye  shall  not  bring  this  congregation  into  the 
land  which  I  have  given  them.  Num.  20:9-12. 

Uzza  put  forth  his  hand  to  hold  the  ark;  for  the  oxen 
stumbled,  (manifesto  made  in  1890,  made  a  law  unto  the 
Church  in  October  conference  1904  and  85th  Section  of  Doc- 
trine and  Covenants  explained  away  in  1905,  these  are  steady- 
ing the  ark  acts)  and  the  anger  of  the  Lord  was  kindled  against 
Uzza  (as  it  soon  will  be  against  the  man  that  putteth  forth 
his  hand  to  steady  the  ark,  as  spoken  of  in  the  8th  verse  of 
the  85th  Section  of  the  Doctrine  and  Covenants)  and  he  smote 


—145— 

him,  because  he  put  his  hand  to  the  ark;  and  there  he  died 
before  God^  I  Chron.  13:9-12.  This  is  the  kind  of  treatment 
that  is  in  reserve  for  some  President  of  the  Church  of  Jesus 
Christ  of  Latter-day  Saints  in  the  possible  very  near  future. 
Doc.  &  Cov.  85:7,  8. 

Judging  from  the  way  and  manner  the  Lord  dealt  with  the 
leaders  of  His  people  anciently,  because  of  the  various  offences 
they  committed  against  Him,  who  received  various  degrees 
of  punishment,  some  received  the  death  sentence,  and  the 
Lord  says;  he  is  the  same  yesterday,  today,  and  forever;  (II 
Nephi  27:23.) 

Wherefore  we  can  look  with  absolute  assurance  for  the 
strange  act  spoken  of  in  Holy  Writ,  (Doc.  &  Cov.  85:  Isaiah 
28:21,  Doc.  &  Cov.  95:1-6,  101:93-95,)  to  take  place;  Why? 
Because;  of  the  various  offences  committed  and  perpetrated 
against  the  Lord  and  His  Holy  Word  as  recorded  in  holy  writ 
by  the  leaders  of  His  Church  today  who  are  putting  forth 
their  hand  to  steady  the  ark,  or  the  Church  of  Jesus  Christ 
of  Latter-day  Saints,  Doc.  &  Cov.  85:8;  20:1;  115:3,  4.  These 
steadying  of  the  ark  act  offenses,  are  thoroughly  and  absolutely 
proven  in  this  article,  and  to  be  very  grave  offenses,  if  we 
accept  the  word  of  the  Lord;  which  says;  to  the  law  and  to 
the  testimony;  and  if  they  speak  not  according  to  this  word, 
it  is  because  there  is  no  light  in  them,  II  Nephi  18:20;  Isaiah 
8:20;  Doc.  &  Cov.  17:6;  18:1-5. 

The  scriptures  are  before  you.  If  you  will  wrest  them, 
it  shall  be  to  your  own  destruction.  Alma  13:20.  Heleman 
said;  and  now  my  sons  remember  that  it  is  upon  the  rock  of 
our  Redeemer,  who  is  Christ,  the  son  of  God,  that  ye  must 
build  your  foundation,  etc.,  which  is  a  sure  foundation,  a 
foundation  whereon  if  men  build,  they  cannot  fall,  (which  is 
positive  proof  that  the  man  who  is  to  fall  as  spoken  of  in  the 
85th  Section  of  the  Doctrine  and  Covenants  is  not  building 
upon  the  word  of  God)  Heleman  5:12.  This  rock  foundation 
is  the  revelation  of  the  Lord,  or  God's  word  in  the  holy  scrip- 
tures to  us,  or  from  His  proper  authority,  who  speaks.  "Thus 
saith  the  Lord."  Matt.  16:16,  17,  18;  Eph.  2:20;  Doc.  &  Cov. 
11:16,  18:4,  5. 


—146— 

AUTHORITIES  WEIGHED  IN  THE  BALANCES 
AND  FOUND  WANTING. 

The  authorities  of  this  Church  are  found  wanting;  in  this 
the  day  of  our  Lord,  June,  1922,  when  weighed  in  the  balances 
(made  of  "Thus  saith  the  Lord"  in  holy  writ  as  contained  in 
this  article.)  Why  are  they  thus  found  wanting?  Because 
of  the  existing  of  the  manifesto  and  the  Church  Article  of 
1905  and  1907,  (precepts  of  men)  which  are  used  in  explaining 
away  the  revelations,  namely:  Doc.  &  Cov.  132:85:  Revelations 
to  Prest.  John  Taylor  in  1882  and  1886  and  the  Revelation  to 
Prest.  Wilford  Woodruff  in  1889.  These  revelations  appertain 
to  thft  Church  of  Jesus  Christ  of  Latter-day  Saints,  and  are  a 
part  of  the  rock  foundation.  Heleman  5:12;  Doc.  &  Cov. 
1 :37,  38.  Now  because  of  these  steadying  of  the  ark  acts, 
and  other  steadying  of  the  ark  acts,  of  which  the  Church 
authorities  today  are  guilty  of  committing,  as  has  been  shown 
and  proven  in  this  article,  the  hand  writing  upon  the  wall  of 
this  Church  today,  bespeaks  a  similar  fate  for  a  President  of 
this  Church  of  Jesus  Christ  of  Latter-day  Saints  who  upholds 
and  advocates  such  pollutions,  (steadying  the  ark  acts,)  like 
unto  that  administered  unto  Uzza,  and  Belschazzar;  which  was 
death.  I  Chron.  13:9-12;  Dan.  5:. 

MANIFESTO   AND   CHURCH   ARTICLE   OF    1905   AND 
1907  ARE  BUILT  UPON  SANDY  FOUNDATIONS. 

The  Church  Article  published  in  the  Deseret  News  of  1905, 
and  in  the  Improvement  Era  of  1907  does  not  measure  up  to 
the  requirements  of  the  law  of  "Thus  saith  the  Lord"  in  the 
Holy  Scriptures  bearing  upon  this  particular  subject,  of  the 
"One  Mighty  and  Strong,"  therefore  this  said  Church  Article 
is  built  upon  a  sandy  foundation  (of  Thus  saith  men)  and  not 
upon  a  rock  foundation  (of  "Thus  saith  the  Lord") ;  There- 
fore; this  said  Church  Article,  is  a  spurious  and  presumptious 
imposition,  upon  the  people  ("a  precept  of  man")  and  is  one 
of  the  pollutions  (as  also  is  the  manifesto)  with  which  the 
Holy  Church  of  God  is  polluted.  The  Lord  says,  the  teachers 
have  done  the  polluting  (pollutions  come  from  within,  and 
not  from  without)  Mormon  8:38;  Doc.  &  Cov.  1:14,  15;  103:14; 
50:6-8. 


—147— 

The  Lord  further  says;  why  have  ye  transfigured  the  Holy 
word  of  God  (meaning  any  and  everybody  who  should  do 
such  a  foolish  act)  that  ye  might  bring  damnation  upon  your 
souls.  Behold,  look  ye  unto  the  revelations  of  God.  Mormon 
8:33.  Jesus  says:  He  that  will  not  believe  Me,  will  not  believe 
the  Father  who  sent  Me.  Ether  4:12. 

Thou  shalt  take  the  things  which  thou  host  received,  which 
have  been  given  unto  thee  in  My  scriptures  for  a  law,  to  be 
My  law  to  govern  My  Church;  And  he  that  doeth  according 
to  these  things,  shall  be  saved,  and  he  that  doeth  them  not, 
shall  be  damned,  if  he  continues.  Doc.  &  Cov.  42:59,  60. 
Yea,  Lord,  I  know  that  Thou  speaketh  the  truth,  for  Thou 
art  a  God  of  truth  and  canst  not  lie.  Ether  3:12.  To  the  law 
and  to  the  testimony;  and  if  they  speak  not  according  to  this 
word,  it  is  because  there  is  no  light  in  them,  II  Nephi  18:20. 
EVERY  MAN  HIS  OWN  JUDGE. 

That  every  man  may  act  in  doctrine  and  principle  per- 
taining to  futurity,  acording  to  the  moral  agency  which  I  have 
given  unto  them,  that  every  man  may  be  accountable  for  his 
own  sins  in  the  day  of  Judgment.  Doc.  &  Cov^  101:78.  For 
behold,  my  brethren,  it  is  given  unto  you  to  judge,  that  ye 
may  know  good  from  evil;  and  the  way  to  judge  is  as  plain 
that  ye  may  know  with  perfect  knowledge,  as  the  day-light 
is  from  the  dark  night.  For  behold,  the  Spirit  of  Christ  is 
given  to  every  man  that  they  may  know  good  from  evil;  where- 
fore I  shew  unto  you  the  way  to  judge;  for  everything  which 
inviteth  to  do  good  and  to  persuade  to  believe  in  Christ,  is 
sent  forth  by  the  power  and  gift  of  Christ;  wherefore  ye  may 
know  with  a  perfect  knowledge,  it  is  of  God.  But  whatsoever 
thing  pursuadeth  men  to  do  evil,  and  believe  not  in  Christ, 
and  His  words,  (like  as  the  manifesto,  Church  Article,  etc.,)  and 
deny  Him  and  serve  not  God  (by  casting  away  the  85th  and 
132nd  Doc.  &  Cov.  Prest.  John  Taylor's  revelations  of  1882 
and  1886  and  Prest.  Wilford  Woodruffs  revelation  of  1889) 
then  ye  may  know  with  a  perfect  knowledge  it  is  of  the  devil, 
for  after  this  manner  doth  the  devil  work,  for  he  persuadeth  no 
man  to  do  good,  no  not  one,  neither  doth  his  angels;  neither  do 
they  who  subject  themselves  unto  him.  And  now,  my  brethren, 


—  148— 

seeing  that  you  know  the  light  by  which  ye  may  judge,  which 
light  is  the  light  of  Christ,  see  that  ye  do  not  judge  wrongfully 
for  with  that  same  judgment  which  ye  judge,  ye  shall  also  be 
judged.  Moroni  7:15-18.  Whom  shall  he  teach  knowledge? 
And  whom  shall  he  make  to  understand  doctrine?  Them  that 
are  weaned  from  the  milk  and  drawn  from  the  breasts.  Isaiah 
28:9.  Harken  unto  Me,  ye  that  know  righteousness,  the  people 
in  whose  heart  I  have  written  My  law;  fear  ye  not  the  reproach 
of  men;  neither  be  ye  afraid  of  their  reviling;  for  the  moth 
shall  eat  them  up  like  a  garment,  and  the  worm  shall  eat  them 
like  wool.  II  Nephi  8:7-25;  III  Nephi  20:  Doc.  &  Cov.  113:. 

GREAT  DIVISION  OF  THE  RIGHTEOUS  FROM 
THE  WICKED   PROMISED. 

For  the  time  speedily  cometh,  that  the  Lord  God  shall  cause 
a  great  division  among  the  people,  and  the  wicked  will  He 
destroy:  and  He  will  spare  His  people,  yea,  even  if  it  so  be 
that  He  must  destroy  the  wicked  by  fire.  II  Nephi  30 ^0^ 
Wherefore  the  righteous  need  not  fear;  for  thus  saith  the 
prophets,  they  shall  be  saved,  even  if  it  so  be  as  by  fire.  I 
Nephi  22:16,  17,  14:7. 

THE  LORD  DOETH  NOTHING  EXCEPT  HE 
TELLS  HIS  PROPHETS. 

The  Church  authorities  say  the  Lord  will  do  nothing  save 
He  revealeth  His  secrets  to  His  servants,  the  Prophets,  (Amos 
3:7,)  and  before  the  Lord  will  do  anything,  He  will  tell  His 
prophets  about  it,  (Isaiah  42:9.)  The  authorities  are  absolutely 
right,  as  also  is  the  word  of  the  Lord  as  just  quoted  upon  this 
question,  and  why?  Because  every  phase  and  feature  of  the 
marvelous  and  strange  act  that  the  Lord  is  about  to  perform, 
through  the  "One  Mighty  and  Strong,"  in  the  near  future, 
is  clearly  shown  and  most  beautifully  pictured  in  word  photo- 
graphy, in  the  Bible,  the  Book  of  Mormon  and  in  the  Doc- 
trine and  Covenants,  which  this  article  presents  for  your  con- 
sideration. The  Book  of  Mormon  and  the  Doctrine  and  Cov- 
enants are  written  in  a  language  in  which  no  man  can  err, 
(Doc.  &  Cov.  17:6;  1:29,  37,  38;  II  Nephi  25:7,  8,)  therefore 
the  wonderful  plan  of  redemption  which  God  has  revealed  unto 


—149— 

the  children  of  men,  as  recorded  in  these  sacred  books,  through 
some  of  the  greatest  prophets  that  ever  lived  upon  the  face 
of  this  earth,  v'z:  Jesus  Christ  Himself,  Moses,  Isaiah,  Lehi, 
the  Prophet  Joseph  Smith,  Jr.,  and  others, — must  surely  come 
to  pass.  Why?  Because;  The  Lord  says;  What  He  has  spoken 
He  has  spoken,  and  He  excuses  not  Himself;  and  though  the 
heavens  and  the  earth  pass  away,  His  word  shall  not  pass  away, 
but  shall  all  be  fulfilled,  whether  by  His  own  voice,  or  by  the 
voice  of  His  servants,  it  is  the  same,  Doc.  &  Cov.  21:1-6;  1:37, 
38.  So  His  word  in  the  holy  scriptures  cannot  fail.  Therefore 
the  only  thing  that  can  be  reasonably  expected  is,  the  fulfillment 
of  the  scriptures  bearing  upon  this  very  important  work  of 
the  Lord;  the  portrayal  of  which  is  most  forcibly  and  vividly 
photographed  through  one  of  these  great  prophets  in  the 
85th  Section  of  the  Doctrine  and  Covenants. 

Now  if  the  present  authorities  of  the  Church  of  Jesus 
Christ  of  Latter-day  Saints  do  not  consider  and  respect  these 
wonderful  prophecies  in  these  sacred  books  pertaining  to  this 
great  last  work,  something  is  wrong  somewhere;  either  the 
Lord  Jesus  Christ  Himself  and  Moses,  and  Isaiah,  and  Lehi, 
and  the  Prophet  Joseph  Smith  Jr.  and  others,  through  whom 
the  Lord  has  spoken,  are  wrong;  or  else  the  present  authorities 
of  the  Church  of  Jesus  Christ  of  Latter-day  Saints  in  these 
the  last  days,  are  wrong:  Both  cannot  be  right,  when  they 
are  diametrically  opposed  to  each  other,  as  this  article  has 
absolutely  proven. 

A  SURE  FOUNDATION  UPON  WHICH  TO  BUILD. 
Heleman,  in  addresing  his  sons,  said:  And  now  my  sons, 
remember,  that  it  is  upon  the  rock  of  our  Redeemer,  who  is 
Christ,  the  Son  of  God,  that  ye  must  build  your  foundation, 
that  when  the  devil  shall  send  forth  his  mighty  wind;  yea,  his 
shafts  in  the  whirlwind;  yea,  when  all  his  hail  and  his  mighty 
storm  shall  beat  upon  you,  it  shall  have  no  power  over  you, 
to  drag  you  down  to  the  gulf  of  misery  and  endless  woe,  because 
of  the  rock  upon  which  ye  are  built,  which  is  a  sure  foundation 
(rock  of  revelation,  Matt  16:16-19;  Eph.  2:20;  Doc.  &  Cov. 
18:3-5;  11:16,)  a  foundation  whereon  if  men  build,  they  can- 


—  150— 

not  fall,  Doc.  &  Cov.  18:3-5;  Heleman  5:12;  III  Nephi  28:34. 

Thus  it  is  positively  shown  that  some  President,  or  leading 
authority  of  the  Church  of  Jesus  Christ  of  Latter-day  Saints 
(evidently,  deaf,  dumb  and  blind,  Isaiah  42:18-20;  II  Cor.  4: 
4;  Deut.  16:19;  Eph.  4:18)  who  still  advocates  these  foolish 
steadying  the  ark  acts  (manifesto,  Church  Article  of  1905, 
1907,  etc.,  must  receive  capital  punishment,)  and  now  because 
the  authorities  of  this  Church  advocate  these  foolish  things, 
it  is  inevitable,  that  a  President  must  fall  in  order  that  the 
"Mighty  and  Strong  One"  chosen  of  the  Lord  may  be  estab- 
lished at  the  head  of  the  Church  of  Jesus  Christ  of  Latter-day 
Saints,  in  the  place  of  the  deposed  and  fallen  leader,  in  order 
that  the  house  of  God,  (His  Church,  I  Tim.  3:15)  may  be  set 
in  order,  as  the  Lord  shall  direct. 

Joseph  Smith,  the  Prophet,  in  his  letter  to  Brother  Phelps, 
about  this  85th  Section  of  the  Doctrine  and  Covenants  says: 
now  Brother  William  (William  W.  Phelps)  if  what  I  have  said 
is  true  (the  revelation  says  thus  saith  the  still  small  voice, 
etc.,  These  things  I  say  not  of  myself;  therefore,  as  the  Lord 
speaketh,  he  will  also  fulfill)  how  careful  men  ought  to  be 
what  they  do  in  the  last  days  (either  now  or  future  days  from 
June  27,  1922,)  lest  they  are  cut  short  of  their  expectation, 
and  they  that  think  that  stand  should  fall,  because  they  keep 
not  the  Lord's  commandments,  etc.,  Doc.  &  Cov.  58:20. 

WHY  JUDGMENTS  ARE  TO  COME  UPON 
AUTHORITIES  OF  THIS  CHURCH. 

The  authorities  of  this  Church  have  not  obeyed  the  Lord's 
commandments. in  keeping  with  His  requests,  for  they  have 
ignored  five  revelations  as  has  been  shown  and  proven  in  this 
article,  and  in  the  place  of  these  sacred  revelations,  they  have 
put  pollutions  or  steadying  of  the  ark  acts,  viz.  (manifesto  and 
Church  Article,  etc.,)  and  are  still  upholding  and  sustaining 
these  foolish  things  before  the  people,  and  because  of  these  pre- 
cepts of  men,  the  judgment  that  the  Lord  predicted  through 
Joseph  Smith,  the  Prophet  as  the  8th  verse  of  the  85th  Section 
of  the  Doctrine  and  Covenants  foretells,  shall  come  upon  the 
leader  of  the  Church  of  Jesus  Christ  of  Latter-day  Saints,  who 


—151— 

is  guilty  of  such  grave  offenses,  and  the  sentence  cannot  be 
less  than  that  which  God  has  prescribed;  he  (a  President)  must 
fall.  Rom.  9:21;  Doc.  &  Cov.  85:7,  8;  II  Nephi  13:12-15; 
19:13-16. 

MIGHTY  AND  STRONG  ONE'S  IMAGERY  PORTRAYED. 
This  "Mighty  and  Strong"  servant  of  the  Lord's  imagery, 
is  vividly  flashed, — as  well  as  the  one's  who  is  to  fall,  etc., 
through  the  camera  of  holy  writ,  upon  the  screen  of  the  mental 
vision  of  all  who  are  now,  or  may  be.  searching  the  holy  scrip- 
tures. This  beautiful  picture  is  clearly  seen  and  portrayed  in 
the  following  plain  and  beautiful  language:  Yea,  thus  saith  the 
still  small  voice,  which  whispereth  through  and  pierceth  all 
things,  and  often  times  it  maketh  my  bones  to  quake,  while 
it  maketh  manifest,  saying:  And  it  shall  come  to  pass,  that  I 
the  Lord  God,  will  send  "One  Mighty  and  Strong,"  holding 
the  sceptre  of  power  in  his  hand,  clothed  with  light  for  a 
covering,  whose  mouth  shall  utter  words,  eternal  words;  while 
his  bowels  shall  be  a  fountain  of  truth,  to  set  in  order  the 
house  of  God;  and  to  arrange  by  lot  the  inheritances  of  the 
Saints,  whose  names  are  found,  and  the  names  of  their  fathers, 
and  of  their  children,  enrolled  in  the  book  of  the  law  of  God: 
While  that  man,  who  was  called  of  God,  and  appointed,  that 
putteth  forth  his  hand  to  steady  the  ark  of  God,  shall  fall  by 
the  shaft  of  death,  like  as  a  tree  that  is  smitten  by  the  vivid 
shaft  of  lightning;  And  all  they  who  are  not  found  written  in 
the  book  of  remembrance,  shall  find  none  inheritance  in  that 
day,  but  they  shall  be  cut  assunder,  and  their  portion  shall  be 
appointed  them  among  unbelievers,  where  are  wailing  and 
gnashing  of  teeth.  These  things  I  say  not  of  myself,  (says  the 
Prophet  Joseph)  therefore,  as  the  Lord  speaketh,  He  will  also 
fulfill,  Doc.  &  Cov.  85:. 

Jesus  said;  He  that  is  of  God,  heareth  God's  word.  (John 
8:45-50)  Jesus  also  says;  He  that  will  not  believe  My  words, 
will  not  believe  Me,  that  I  am;  and  he  that  will  not  believe  Me, 
will  not  believe  the  Father  who  sent  Me,  Ether  4:12.  Jesus 
also  says;  But  he  that  believeth  these  things  which  I  have 
spoken,  him  will  I  visit  with  the  manifestations  of  My  Spirit, 
and  he  shall  know  and  bear  record;  for  because  of  My  spirit, 


—152— 

he  shall  know  that  these  things  are  true;  for  it  persuadeth 
men  to  do  good,  Ether  4:11.  Woe  unto  all  those  who  tremble 
and  are  angry  because  of  the  truth  of  God.  (as  contained  in 
holy  writ,  etc.)  For  behold,  he  that  is  built  upon  the  rock, 
(word  of  God  in  holy  writ,  etc.,  Matt  16:16-19;  Doc.  &  Cov. 
11:16;  18:3-5;  1:37,  38)  receiveth  it  with  gladness;  and  he  that 
is  built  upon  a  sandy  foundation,  (precepts  of  men  II  Nephi 
27:25)  trembleth  lest  he  shall  fall.  Woe  be  unto  him  that  shall 
say,  we  have  received  the  word  of  God  and  we  need  no  more 
of  the  word  of  God,  for  we  have  enough.  (Meaning  opposers  of 
last  records  yet  to  come  forth  and  rejectors  of  the  revelations 
to  this  Church  as  has  been  proven  in  this  article,  II  Nephi 
28:14,  24-28.) 


A   CONTRAST   BETWEEN    TWO    MIGHTY    SERVANTS    OF 

THE  LORD,   AND   THE   MISSION   AND   CALLING 

FOR  EACH  TO  ACCOMPLISH  IN  THIS,  THE 

LAST  DISPENSATION  OF  THE  FULLNESS 

OF  TIMES. 


Joseph  Smith,  Jr.,  the  rod  of 
Jesse,  who  brought  forth  first 
records. 


The  Mighty  and  Strong  Mos- 
es Indian  Prophet  and  much 
marred  root  of  Jesse,  who  is 
to  bring  forth  second  records. 


1st.  Records  came  forth  in 
a  day  of  peace, — thirty  years 
of  peace,  Thomas's  School 
History  pp.  228-288,  Univer- 
sal peace,  Orson  Pratt's  De- 
vine  Authority,  pp.  14. 


2nd.  Records  are  to  come  in 
a  day  of  wars,  Mor.  8:25-31, 
after  Church  of  Jesus  Christ 
is  established  in  small  domin- 
ion in  different  parts  of  the 
earth,  and  multitudes  are 
gathered  together  upon  the 
face  of  all  the  earth  to  fight 
against  the  Lamb  of  God,  I 
Nephi  14:12-14. 


—153— 


1st.  Records  to  usher  in  Gen- 
tile's day,  III  Nephi  26:6-12, 
II  Nephi  27:21,  Doc.  &  Cov. 
45 :28. 


1st.  Records  to  usher  in 
and  fulfill  times  of  the  Gen- 
tiles. Doc.  &  Cov.  45:28-29. 


1st.  Records  to  reveal  full- 
ness of  the  Gospel,  Doc.  & 
Cov.  20:8,  9,  and  restore 
plain  and  precious  parts 
taken  from  the  Bible  by  the 
z;reat  and  abomonable  Church 
I  Nephi  13:26-34. 


1st.  Records  came  through 
Gentiles  to  establish  the  Gen- 
tile Church,  Ether  12:22;  II 
Nephi  30:3;  III  Nephi  26:8; 
Doc.  &  Cov.  109:60,  the  lesser 
part,  to  try  the  faith  of  the 
people,  III  Nephi  26:6-12  and 
to  gather  the  elect,  Doc.  & 
Cov.  29:7. 


2nd.  Records  to  usher  in 
Lamanite's  and  Jew's  days,  1 
Nephi  10:14,  III  Nephi  16:4; 
I  Nephi  13:39-41 ;  Doc.  &  Cov. 
90:9-11.  In  a  day  of  wisdom, 
Heleman  15:16. 


2nd.  Records  to  usher  in 
fullness  of  the  Gentiles  after 
the  times  of  the  Gentiles  are 
fulfilled.  Doc.  &  Cov.  45:24, 
25,  which  times  will  be  in  a 
day  of  wars  and  the  whole 
earth  will  be  in  commotion. 
Doc.  &  Cov.  45:24-26,  Mor. 
8:25-31. 


2nd.  Or  last  Records,  Brass 
plates,  etc.,  to  come  forth  to 
more  fully  convince  the  truth- 
fullness  of  the  Book  of  Mor- 
mon, etc.  II  Nephi  3:11,  24; 
I  Nephi  13:39,  40;  Mor.  5:12- 
15;  Alma  37:2-19. 


2nd.  Records  to  come  unto 
the  Gentiles  by  Indian  Proph- 
et, II  Nephi  3:11,  24;  III  Ne- 
phi 21:9-11,  the  greater  part, 
the  last  part,  III  Nephi  26: 
6-12,  the  convincing  act,  I 
Nephi  13:39-41.  The  root  of 
Jesse's  day,  II  Nephi  21:5-11; 
30:10-18,  when  last  and  all 
records  etc.,  are  to  come  forth 
to  usher  in  the  millennium, 
II  Nephi  27:11. 


—  154- 


1st.  Records  to  cause  scat- 
tering from  land  of  Zion  the 
New  Jerusalem  to  the  valleys 
of  the  mountains,  Doc.  & 
Cov.  103:11,  136:10,  49:24-26. 


1st.  Records,  the  lesser  part 
of  the  Gospel,  Doc.  &  Cov. 
6:26,  29;  III  Nephi  26:6-12, 
or  much  of  the  Gospel,  I  Ne- 
phi 13:34;  II  Nephi  27:21. 
brought  forth  by  the  rod  of 
Jesse,  or  Joseph  Smith,  Jr., 
Doc.  &  Cov.  5:9;  17:6;  2  Ne- 
phi 30:3;  Doc.  &  Cov.  113: 
3,4. 


1st.  Records  to  cause  Gen- 
tiles to  reject  the  fullness  of 
the  Gospel,  II  Nephi  28:32; 
Doc.  &  Cov.  45:28,  29,  and 
Gentile  Church,  Doc.  &  Cov. 
109:60,  to  reject  the  fullness 
of  the  Gospel  as  contained 
in  the  Book  of  Mormon,  etc., 
which  has  absolutely  been 
proven  to  be  the  United  Or- 
der by  consecration  and  plur- 
ality of  wives,  Doc.  &  Cov. 
20:8,  9;  45:28,  29;  85:7,  8; 
II  Nephi  15:24;  13:  19:12-16; 
Isaiah  50:1;  24:5;  5:24. 


2nd.  Records  to  cause  gath- 
ering to  the  land  of  Zion,  the 
New  Jerusalem  from  whence 
the  Saints  were  scattered. 
Doc.  &  Cov.  103:11-18;  II 
Nephi  3:11,  24;  21:5-11;  30: 
10-18. 


2nd.  And  last  or  all  records 
to  be  brought  forth  by  the 
root  of  Jesse,  the  man  like 
unto  Moses,  the  mighty  and 
strong  Indian  Prophet,  who 
is  to  be  much  marred,  III  Ne- 
phi 21:9-11;  II  Nephi  3:11, 
24;  II  Nephi  21:5-11;  30:10- 
18;  Doc.  &  Cov.  85:103:11-18; 
113:5,  6. 


2nd.  Or  last  records  to  con- 
vince the  nations,  the  heathen 
nations  and  the  house  of 
Joseph,  which  includes  the 
Gentiles,  Lamanites  and  the 
Jews,  of  the  Gospel  of  their 
salvation,  which  is  contained 
in  the  Book  of  Mormon,  Doc. 
&  Cov.  20:8,  9;  Mor.  5:12-15; 
I  Nephi  13:39-41 ;  Doc.  &  Cov. 
90:9-11. 


1st.     Records  brought  forth 
by  a  man  (Joseph  Smith  Jr.?) 


2nd.    Or  last  and  all  records 
to  be  brought  forth  by  a  man 


—  155— 


marred  and  slain,  Doc.  &  Cov. 
135:4;   136:38,  39. 


1st.  Records  to  be  brought 
forth  by  the  rod  of  Jesse, 
who  is  to  be  slain  by  the 
Gentiles,  Doc.^&  Cov.  135:4; 
136:38,  39. 


1st.  Records  to  try  the  faith 
of  the  people  and  if  they  be- 
lieve, then  another  coming 
forth  of  records,  III  Nephi 
26:6-12;  His.  Rec.  Vol.  7  1st 
Chap,  last  verse. 


1st.  Records  were  to  come 
forth  as  in  word,  I  Nephi  14: 
1,  as  a  lesser  part  to  try  the 
faith  of  the  people,  III  Nephi 
26:6-12,  and  to  gather  out 
the  elect,  Doc.  &  Cov.  29:7. 


1st.  Records  were  to  come 
in  order  that  the  foundation 
of  the  Church  might  be  laid, 
etc.,  Doc.  &  Cov.  5:9;  17:6; 
136:38,  39,  and  there  was  to 


(mighty  and  strong  Indian 
Prophet,  man  like  unto  Mos- 
es, root  of  Jesse)  marred  and 
then  healed,  III  Nephi  21:9- 
11;  Isaiah  66:2-6. 


2nd.  Or  last  and  all  records 
to  be  brought  forth  by  the 
root  of  Jesse  who  is  not  to 
be  slain  but  is  to  rule  over 
the  Gentiles,  Rom.  15:12;  II 
Nephi  21:5-11;  30:3,  10-8. 


2nd.  Or  last  and  all  recrmh 
to  come  forth  to  vindicate 
the  1st  records  or  Book  of 
Mormon,  etc.,  Mor.  5:12-15, 
and  usher  in  the  reign  of 
peace,  the  millennium,  II  Ne- 
phi 21:5-11;  30:10-18. 


2nd.  And  all  records  were  to 
come  as  in  power  in  very 
deed,  as  a  convincing  act  in 
which  the  Lord  intends  to 
show  forth  His  power,  II 
Nephi  3:11,  24;  Alma  37: 
2-19;  I  Nephi  13:39-41;  Doc. 
&  Cov.  90:9-11;  I  Nephi 
14:1,  12-14;  19:3;  Mormon 
5:12-15. 


2nd.  Or  last  and  all  records 
were  to  come  forth  to  cause 
the  cutting  off,  III  Nephi  21 : 
9-11;  II  Nephi  30:10,  Doc.  & 
Cov.  85:  and  cause  the  great 


—  156- 


be  no  division  or  cutting  off 
until  after  the  second  re- 
cords were  brought  forth, 
Pearl  of  Great  Price  pp.  90: 
40;  III  Nephi  21:9-11. 


division,  I  Nephi  14:7;  22:20, 
21. 


1st.  Records  contained  much 
of  the  Gospel,  I  Nephi  13:34; 
II  Nephi  27:21;  Doc.  &  Cov. 
5:9,  the  lesser  part,  III  Nephi 
26:6-12. 


1st.  Records  were  to  come 
forth  for  the  purpose  of  lay- 
ing the  foundation  of  the 
Church,  Doc.  &  Cov.  58:7, 
and  to  bear  witness  of  the 
land  upon  which  the  Zion  of 
God  shall  stand,  Doc.  &  Cov. 
57:1;  1:30;  135:4;  136:38,  39. 


2nd.  Or  last  and  all  records 
are  to  come  forth  after  the 
Church  has  small  dominion 
on  different  parts  of  the 
earth  and  in  the  coming  forth 
of  these  last  and  all  records 
the  Lord's  arm  is  to  be  re- 
vealed in  power  for  the  ex- 
press purpose  to  convince  all 
mankind  of  the  Gospel  of 
their  salvation,  Doc.  &  Cov. 
90:9-11;  I  Nephi  13:39-41;  14: 
12-14. 


2nd.  Or  last  and  all  records 
are  to  be  brought  forth  for 
the  purpose  of  vindicating 
the  fullness  of  the  Gospel 
as  contained  in  the  Book  of 
Mormon  (which  is  the  first 
records  to  the  Gentiles)  and 
then  also  to  the  Lamanites 
and  to  the  Jews,  Doc.  &  Cov. 
20:8-12;  Mor.  5:12-15,  and 
also  to  leave  all  mankind 
without  an  excuse  in  convinc- 
ing the  nations,  the  heathen 
nations,  the  House  of  Joseph, 
of  the  Gospel  of  their  sal- 
vation. Doc.  &  Cov.  101:93- 
95;  90:9-11;  I  Nephi  13:39-41. 


—  157— 


1st.  Records  came  forth  to 
establish  the  Church  of  Jesus 
Christ  of  Latter-day  Saints, 
which  Church  is  identified 
with  the  gentiles,  Doc.  & 
Cov.  109:60,  in  order  that 
the  gentile  nations  and  the 
gentile  Church,  (or  Latter- 
day  Saint  Church)  may  have 
the  privilege  of  rejecting  the 
fullness  of  the  Gospel,  which 
they  both  have  done.  Doc. 
&  Cov.  45:28,  29,  II  Nephi 
28:32,  and  also  that  the 
President  of  the  Church  of 
Jesus  Christ  of  Latter-day 
Saints,  after  the  fullness  of 
the  Gospel  contained  in  the 
Book  of  Mormon,  Doc.  & 
Cov.  20:8,  9,  has  been  re- 
vealed, and  then  rejected 
may  put  forth  his  hand  to 
steady  the  ark  of  God,  and 
fall  by  the  shaft  of  Death 
like  as  a  tree  that  is  smitten 
by  the  vivid  shaft  of  lightn- 
ing, Doc.  &  Cov.  85:8,  II 
Nephi  13:12,  13;  19:12-16. 


2nd.  Or  last  and  all  Records 
are  to  be  brought  forth  by 
the  "Mighty  and  Strong 
One"  spoken  of  in  the  7th 
verse  of  85th  Section  of  Doc- 
trine &  Covenants,  who  is  to 
set  the  House  of  God  (or 
Church  I  Tim.  3:15)  in  order 
and  do  all  things  necessary 
and  incident  in  behalf  of  the 
work  of  the  Lord  that  he  has 
purposed  to  bei  accomplished 
in  behalf  of  his  Church,  Doc. 
&  Cov.  115:4  and  the  House 
of  Israel  in  these  the  last 
days.  Doc.  &  Cov.  103:11-18, 
Isiah  4:  III  Nephi  21 :9-29. 


FULLNESS  OF  THE  GOSPEL  TO  BE  REJECTED  BY  THE 
GENTILES  AND  LATTER-DAY  SAINT  GENTILE  CHURCH. 
The  fullness  of  the  Gospel,  as  contained  in  the  Book  of 
Mormon  and  the  Doctrine  and  Covenants,  etc.,  (Doc.  &  Cov. 
27:5;  52:9;  1 :38,  39),  is  to  be  rejected  by  the  Gentiles  (II  Nephi 
28:32;  Doc.  &  Cov.  45:28),  and  also  by  the  Latter-day  Saint 
Church  who  are  identified  with  the  Gentiles  (Doc.  &  Cov.  109: 
60),  who  shall  refuse  to  abide  in  the  fullness  of  the  Gospel 


—158— 

laws;  because  of  their  iniquities.  (Isaiah  50:1;  5:24;  24:5;  11 
Nephi  7:1;  15:24).  The  Church  has  disregarded  five  revelations 
given  to  them  from  the  Lord,  viz:  Isaiah  4:  Doc.  &  Cov.  132: 
President  John  Taylor's  of  1882  and  1886  and  Wilford  Wood- 
ruff's of  1889,  and  have  ceased  to  live  the  United  Order  and 
consecration,  etc.,  This  Church  after  shelving  the  word  of  the 
Lord  as  contained  in  the  above  referred  to,  five  revelations  and 
revelations  in  the  Book  of  Mormon  and  the  Doctrine  and  Cove- 
nants, etc.,  makes  a  covenant  with  death  and  agreement  with 
hell,  (Isaiah  28:15;  50:1,)  (or  a  manifesto,)  and  because  of  this 
manifesto  agreement  and  the  Church  Article  (One  Mighty  and 
Strong  of  1905-7)  the  church  will  not  or  dare  not  allow  the  Book 
of  Mormon  and  the  Doctrine  and  Covenants,  etc.,  which  contain 
the  fullness  of  the  Gospel,  (Doc.  &  Cov.  27:5;  35:17),  to  be  used 
and  studied  as  text  books  in  the  various  quorums  of  the  Priest- 
hood in  the  Church,  for  fear  the  members  of  the  Church  will  see 
and  find  out  the  foolish  things  the  leaders  of  this  Church 
have  done,  (II  Nephi  13:12-15  7:1;  15:24).  These  precepts  of 
men,  are  in  harmony  with  the  visions  of  the  Prophets,  who  were 
privileged  of  the  Lord  to  look  down  through  time;  who  saw 
what  a  sinful  muddle  this  Church  would  plunge  itself  into, 
because  of  their  foolish  acts.  Now  because  the  leaders  of  the 
Latter-day  Saint  Church  and  their  contemporary  supporters 
adopted  these  precepts  of  men,  they  were  compelled  to  adopt 
other  precepts  of  men,  to  be  studied  by  the  members  of  this 
Church;  which  precepts  of  men  (writings)  leave  out  the  Lord's 
strange  act,  Doc.  &  Cov.  85:  101:93-95;  Isaiah  28:21;  Alma  18: 
39),  plan  of  redemption  entirely:  These  last  precepts  of  men, 
(II  Nephi  28:14,  26,  31)  are  the  writings  of  B.  H.  Roberts,  James 
E.  Talmage,  J.  M.  Tanner,  Joseph  F.  Smith,  Sr.,  Joseph  F.  Smith, 
Jr.,  and  N.  T.  Porter,  etc.  But  the  leaders  of  the  Church  were 
compelled  to  adopt  this  kind  of  plan,  in  order  to  sail  along  at 
all,  (And  also  to  fulfill  prophecy.)  Isaiah  28:15-21;  II  Nephi 
27:25;  13:12-15;  Doc.  &  Cov.  85:7,  8;  1:14,  15;  64:34-41;  II 
Nephi  15:24-30. 

WHEN  FULLNESS  OF  GOSPEL  TO  BE  AGAIN  PREACHED. 

The  fullness  of  the  Gospel  will  not  again  be  preached  to 

any  of  the  people  of  this  earth,  in  power  and  authority,  until 


—  159— 

after  the  Lord  reveals  his  arm  in  power  (Doc.  &  Cov.  90:9-11), 
in  the  coming  forth  of  the  second  or  last  and  all  records,  (I 
Nephi  13:39-41),  by  the  "One  Mighty  and  Strong,"  (Doc.  & 
Cov.  85:7),  the  root  of  Jesse,  (II  Nephi  21:5-11;  30:10-18),  the 
much  marred  man  (III  Nephi  21:9-11),  the  great  and  mighty 
Indian  Prophet  (I  INephi  3:11,  24).  When  the  arm  of  the 
Lord  is  revealed  in  power,  in  the  coming  forth  of  these  last 
records  by  this  "Mighty  and  Strong"  servant  of  the  Lord;  then 
is  the  time  when  the  fullness  of  the  Gospel  is  to  go  forth 
and  be  preached  in  power  to  the  Lamanites,  Jews  and  all  na- 
tions of  this  earth.  (Doc.  &  Cov.  90:9-11). 

WHEN   ELDERS  IN   SOME  FUTURE  DAY  GO   IN    POWER 
TO  THE  LAMANITES. 

During  the  fall  and  winter  of  1830-31,  Oliver  Cowdery, 
Parley  P.  Pratt,  Ziba  Peterson,  Peter  Whitmer,  Jr.,  and  F.  G. 
Williams,  performed  and  completed  the  first  mission  to  the 
Lamanites  as  Elders  of  the  Church  of  Jesus  Christ  of  Latter- 
day  Saints;  about  this  first  mission  the  above  referred  to 
brethren  had  the  following  to  say:  "Thus  ended  our  first 
Indian  Mission,  in  which  we  had  preached  the  Gospel  in  its 
fullness,  and  distributed  the  record  of  their  forefathers  among 
three  tribes,  viz:  The  Catteraugus  Indians,  near  Buffalo,  N. 
Y.,  the  Wyandots  of  Ohio,  and  the  Delewars  west  of  Missouri. 

"We  trust  that  at  some  future  day,  when  the  servants  of 
God  go  forth  in  power  to  the  remanent  of  Joseph,  some  pre- 
cious seed  will  be  found  growing  in  their  hearts,  which  was 
sown  by  us  in  that  early  day."  His.  Record,  Vol.  7,  Chapter  4. 

LAST  RECORDS  TO  MORE  FULLY  CONVINCE  THE 
GOSPEL  CONTAINED  IN  BOOK  OF  MORMON, 
BIBLE,  ETC.  THE  FIRST  RECORDS  TO  THE 

LAMANITES,   ETC. 

The  Elders  of  this  Church  to-day  are  preaching  the  Gospel 
in  part,  but  not  in  its  fullness,  to  the  nations  of  the  earth; 
but  after  the  coming  forth  of  the  second  or  last  records, 
(as  Alma  says:  the  Lord  intends  to  show  forth  his  arm  in 
power  in  the  coming  forth  of  these  last  records,  Alma  37:2-19), 


—  160— 

for  the  purpose  that  the  Lamanites  and  Jews  and  all  nations 
shall  be  more  fully  convinced  of  the  truthfulness  of  the  Gospel 
contained  in  the  Book  of  Mormon,  etc.,  which  was  the  first 
records  and  introduction  of  the  fullness  of  the  Gospel  unto 
them,  (Mormon  5:12-15;  I  Nephi  13:39-41;  Doc.  &  Cov.  5:9; 
17:6;  25:4).  "For  it  shall  come  to  pass  in  that  day  that  every 
man  shall  hear  the  fullness  of  the  Gospel  in  his  own  tongue, 
and  in  his  own  language,  through  those  who  are  ordained  unto 
this  power,  by  the  administration  of  the  Comforter,  shed  forth 
upon  them  for  the  revelations  of  Jesus  Christ.  And  then 
cometh  the  day  when  the  arm  of  the  Lord  shall  be  revealed  in 
power  in  convincing  the  nations,  the  heathen  nations,  the 
House  of  Joseph,  of  the  Gospel  of  their  salvation." 

Thus  we  see  the  fullness  of  the  Gospel  cannot  go  to  the 
various  nations  again  until  the  Lord  reveals  his  arm  in  power 
and  performs  his  strange  act  as  spoken  of  in  the  85th  section 
of  the  Doctrine  and  Covenants.  (Doc.  &  Cov.  90:9-11;  85:  101: 
93-95;  I  Nephi  13:39-41. 

"ONE  MIGHTY  AND  STRONG"  ABSOLUTELY 
NECESSARY,  AND  WHY? 

God  says  Zion  cannot  be  redeemed  upon  any  other 
principle  save  that  of  the  law  of  the  Celestial  Kingdom. 
(Doc.  &  Cov.  105:1-16,)  which  law  positively  includes  United 
Order  and  consecration,  (Book  of  Moses,  7:18-25;  Doc.  &  Cov. 
49:20;  42:30,  39,  and  plurality  of  wives,  when  fully  lived  in  the 
Central  City,  Zion,  the  New  Jerusalem,  Isaiah  4:.  The  United 
The  Church  of  Jesus  Christ  of  Latter-day  Saints  because  of 
States  has  made  laws  prohibiting  the  practice  of  polygamy: 
sin,  (Gen.  4:7;  Isaiah  42:24,)  and  cowardice,  (Job  17:9;  1  John 
4:18;  Isaiah  29:13;  Prov.  28:1;  29:25),  have  also  concurred  and 
acquiesced  with  the  United  States  (with  hell  or  we  at  agree- 
ment, Isaiah  28:15;  I  Nephi  14:10),  and  made  laws  (Manifesto 
etc.,  Isaiah  50:1),  against  the  practice  of  plurality  of  wives 
(they  have  cast  away  the  law  of  the  Lord  of  Hosts,  and  des- 
pised the  word  of  the  Holy  one  of  Israel,  Isaiah  5:24):  They 
have  transgressed  the  laws,  changed  the  ordinance,  broken 
the  everlasting  covenant,  Doc.  &  Cov.  1:14,  15;  Isaiah  24:5, 


—  161— 

Now;  how  can  redemption  come  to  Zion?  In  keeping  with 
the  laws  of  the  Celestial  Kingdom,  unless  God  does  reveal 
His  arm  in  power  in  behalf  of  His  Saints,  and  dis-annuls 
these  prohibitory  laws,  (Isaiah  28:18,)  for  none  saith  re- 
store in  the  Latter-day  Saint  Church,  Isaiah  42;  22.  This 
is  the  refreshing  yet  they  would  not  hear,  Isaiah  28:12. 
The  Lord  saith  He  would  restore  that  which  He  did  not 
take  away,  Psalms  69:4;  Isaiah  50:1;  28:18;  II  Nephi  20:1. 
The  now  existing  laws  of  the  United  States  and  the  HOW 
existing  laws  of  the  Church  of  Jesus  Christ  of  Latter-day 
Saints,  forbid  the  practice  of  this  Celestial  Law  of  the  Lord, 
Isaiah  4:  Doc.  &  Cov.  132:.  Now  then;  as  these  prohibitory 
laws  have  been  made  in  open  violation  and  in  contra-distinc- 
tion  to  the  revealed  will  of  Almighty  God,  upon  this  subject; 
as  is  revealed  in  five  different  revelations  bearing  upon  this 
Celestial  Law  question,  both  by  the  United  States  and  the 
Latter-day  Saint  Church;  Isaiah  4:  Doc.  &  Cov.  132:  Revela- 
tions to  Prest.  John  Taylor  in  1882  and  1886,  and  to  Prest. 
Wilford  Woodruff  in  1889:  (The  Lord  says  the  greater  the 
light,  the  greater  the  condemnation  and  punishment,  Doc.  & 
Cov.  82:3;  45:54;  Luke  12:48.)  Therefore  in  keeping  with  the 
word  of  the  Lord,  we  can  see  plainly  why  judgments  are  to 
commence  at  the  House  of  God,  which  Paul  says,  is  His 
Church,  (I  Timothy  3:15,)  and  some  of  the  judgments  spoken 
of  in  holy  writ,  can  be  found  by  reading  the  following  scrip- 
tures, Doc.  &  Cov.  85:8;  II  Nephi  19:14-16;  Isaiah  66:2-6;  Doc. 
&  Cov.  112:24-26.  The  Latter-day  Saint  Church,  in  open  viola- 
tion of  all  five  of  the  above  cited  revelations,  from  Almighty 
God,  which  uphold  and  maintain  the  practice  of  plurality  of 
wives,  make  laws  (Manifesto,  etc.,)  in  opposition  to  the  word 
of  God,  as  contained  in  the  above  quoted  five  revelations.  The 
United  States,  in  open  violation  to  two  of  the  above  cited 
revelations;  known  unto  them  at  that  time,  when  they  enacted 
their  prohibitory  laws,  viz:  Isaiah  4:  Doc.  &  Cov.  132:  enacted 
laws  in  open  violation,  to  the  word  of  the  Lord;  and  the  United 
States  and  the  Latter-day  Saint  Church  seems  to  glory,  and 
take  pride  in  what  they  have  done  in  this  matter.  Now  because 
of  these  laws,  prohibitory  to  the  practice  of  polygamy,  one  of 
the  Celestial  laws  of  the  Kingdom  of  God;  if  ever  this  Celes- 


—  162— 

tial  law  is  made  honorable  (and  God  says  it  will  be,  Isaiah 
42:21),  and  permisable,  (as  the  Lord  also  says  it  will  be,  Isaiah 
4:  after  Zion's  redemption,  Doc.  £  Cov.  105:34;  103:11-18), 
the  Lord  omnipotent  will  have  to  send  some  "One  Mighty  and 
Strong,"  .(as  He  says  He  will,  Isaiah  28:2;  15-18,  21,  also  66: 
2-6,)  and  clothed  with  almighty  power  (as  he  says  he  will  be, 
Doc.  &  Cov.  85:7;  103:11-18),  to  attend  to  this  work;  for  no 
one  with  less  power  than  ancient  Moses  had,  could  accomplish 
this  redemption  work,  in  the  face  of  so  much  opposition  by 
the  United  States  and  the  Latter-day  Saint  Church  itself. 

WHO  ARE  TERMED  SALT  OF  THE  EARTH. 

When  men  are  called  unto  mine  everlasting  Gospel,  and 
covenant  with  an  everlasting  covenant  (in  the  Holy  Temples 
of  the  Lord,  etc.,)  they  are  accounted  as  the  salt  of  the  earth, 
and  the  savor  of  men.  They  are  called  to  be  the  savor  of  men. 
Therefore,  if  that  salt  of  the  earth  loses  its  savor,  behold,  it 
is  thenceforth  good  for  nothing,  only  to  be  cast  out  and  be 
trodden  under  the  feet  of  men.  (Doc.  &  Cov.  103:8-10;  101: 
39,  40;  Matt.  5:13).  The  Church  of  Jesus  Christ  of  Latter-day 
Saints  is  identified  with  the  Gentiles,  (Doc.  &  Cov.  109:60, 
and  are  accounted  as  the  salt  of  the  earth).  The  Gentiles  and 
Gentile  Church  (or  Latter-day  Saint  Church)  turned  their 
hearts  from  the  fullness  of  the  Gospel  as  contained  in  the  Book 
of  Mormon,  Doc.  &  Cov,  etc.,  because  of  the  precepts  of  men, 
(and  thus  bespeak  themselves  as  salt  that  has  lost  its  savor, 
at  least  for  the  time  being)  and  in  that  generation  shall  the 
times  of  the  Gentiles  (including  the  Gentile  Church)  be  ful- 
filled. Doc.  &  Cov.  45:28-30;  II  Nephi  27:25;  28:14,  26,  31; 
Mor.  8:33,  38. 

O  ye  pollutions,  ye  hypocrites,  ye  teachers,  who  sell  your- 
selves for  that  which  will  canker  (precepts  of  men,  manifesto, 
Church  Article,  etc.,)  why  have  ye  polluted  the  Holy  Church 
of  God?  (Pollutions  come  from  within)  Mormon  8:38  (mean- 
ing the  Church  of  Jesus  Christ  of  Latter-day  Saints,  I  Nephi 
14:10;  Doc.  &  Cov.  1:30;  20:1;  115:3,  4),  but  when  the  arm 
of  the  Lord  is  revealed  in  power  (Doc.  &  Cov.  90:9-11;  I  Nephi 
14:12-14),  in  the  coming  forth  of  the  last  records,  (I  Nephi 
13:39-41),  by  the  root  of  Jesse,  (II  Nephi  21:5-11;  30:10-18,) 


—163— 

the  much  marred  servant  of  Jesus  Christ,  (III  Nephi  21:9-11), 
the  Indian  Prophet,  (II  Nephi  3:11,24),  the  "Mighty  and  Strong 
Man"  like  unto  Moses,  (Doc.  &  Cov.  103:11-18),  who  is  to 
hold  the  sceptre  of  power  in  his  hand,  (Doc.  &  Cov.  85:)  then 
the  cutting  off,  as  recorded  in  Holy  writ,  will  take  place  (Doc. 
&  Cov.  1:14;  64:34-41;  85:  III  Nephi  21:9-11),  and  the  House  of 
God  (I  Tim.  3:15)  will  then  be  set  in  order.  Doc.  &  Cov.  85:. 
Nephi  says:  for  the  time  speedily  cometh,  that  the  Lord  God 
shall  cause  a  great  division  among  the  people;  and  the  wicked 
will  be  destroyed;  and  He  will  spare  His  people,  yea,  even  if  it 
so  be  that  He  must  destroy  the  wicked  by  fire.  II  Nephi  30:10; 
13:12-15;  19:13-16;  28:14;  Mormon  8:23;  III  Nephi  23:1-5; 
15:6,  7;  20:11-15;  II  Nephi  25:7,  8;  11:2,  8.  O  my  people 
(evidently  meaning  the  Church  of  Jesus  Christ  of  Latter-day 
Saints)  they  who  lead  thee,  cause  thee  to  err  (meaning  the 
authorities  of  the  Church)  and  destroy  the  way  of  thy  paths, 
II  Nephi  13:12-15,  (the  paths  of  the  members  of  the  Church, 
etc.)  Now,  if  the  rebellious  Gentile  faction  of  the  Latter-day 
Saint  Church  do  not  turn  unto  the  Lord,  when  the  Almighty 
reveals  His  arm  in  power  and  leaves  all  men  without  excuse, 
they  will  be  counted  as  salt  that  has  lost  its  savor,  which  is 
thenceforth  good  for  nothing,  only  to  be  cast  out,  and  trodden 
under  the  feet  of  men.  Doc.  &  Cov.  101:3,  40;  103:7-10;  45: 
28,  29;  52:11;  III  Nephi  16:15;  12:13;  21 :9-l  1 ;  II  Nephi  15:24-30; 
28:32;  I  Nephi  14:7;  III  Nephi  20:28.  For  they  (the  presiding 
priesthood,  etc.,)  were  set  to  be  a  light  unto  the  world,  and  to  be 
the  savors  of  men,  (Doc.  &  Cov.  101 :39.)  Zion  cannot  be  built 
up  unless  it  is  by  the  principles  of  the  law  of  the  Celestial 
Kingdom,  otherwise  I  cannot  receive  her  unto  myself,  Doc. 
&  Cov.  105:4-6,  34.  The  Church  authorities  have  adopted  precepts 
of  men  II  Nephi  27:25;  28:14,  26,  31  (manifesto,  Church  Article, 
etc.,)  instead  of  "THUS  SAITH  THE  LORD,"  and  have  caused 
the  members  of  the  Church  of  Jesus  Christ  of  Latter-day  Saints 
to  sustain  them  in  their  foolish  acts  (in  order  to  fulfill  scripture 
because  the  iniquity  of  the  people  demanded  it,  Isaiah  28:  II 
Nephi  15 :24;  Doc.  &  Cov.  45:28-30;  II  Nephi  13:12-15;  7:1.)  Now, 
because  the  Church  authorities  and  all  members  who  approve  of 
their  acts  have  transgressed  the  laws,  changed  the  ordinance, 


—  164— 

broken  the  everlasting  covenant,  (Doc.  &  Cov.  1:14,  15;  Isaiah 
24:5;  II  Nephi  15:24;  7:1;  Isaiah  28:),  they  are  as  salt  that  has 
lost  its  savor,  and  is  thenceforth  good  for  nothing,  but  to  be  cast 
out  and  trodden  under  the  feet  of  men.  Doc.  &  Cov.  103:8-10; 
101:39,  40.  Nevertheless,  I  will  be  merciful  unto  them,  saith 
the  Lord  God,  if  they  will  repent  and  come  unto  Me;  for  Mine 
arm  is  lengthened  out  all  the  day  long  saith  the  Lord  God  of 
Hosts.  II  Nephi  28:32. 

This  redemption  work  is  now  out  of  the  hands  of  the 
present  authorities  of  the  Latter-day  Saint  Church,  and  beyond 
the  power  of  man  to  do  it,  for  the  leaders  of  this  Church,  the 
Lord's  legal  representatives  upon  this  earth,  and  this  nation, 
upon  the  land  of  Zion,  have  refused  to  conform  to  the  word  of 
the  Lcrd  (God  is  able  to  do  His  own  work,  II  Nephi  27:14-20), 
and  are  still  refusing  to  comply  with  His  holy  will  in  regards 
to  this  Celestial  law  question,  in  an  open  and  honorable  man- 
ner, Doc.  &  Cov.  132:  Isaiah  4:.  They  have  openly  and  de- 
fiantly revolted  against  "thus  saith  the  Lord"  in  holy  writ. 
Therefore;  they  have  forfeited  their  right  to  act  in  this  matter, 
(similar  as  did  Prof.  Anthon  in  the  days  of  the  Prophet  Joseph 
Smith  forfeit  his  privilege  to  act,  II  Nephi  27:14-22).  Now, 
because  of  the  prohibitory  laws  they,  the  authorities  and  some 
of  the  members  of  the  Latter-day  Saint  Church,  and  the 
United  States  have  made,and  the  seeming  pride  they  take  in 
upholding  and  sustaining  the  prohibitive  laws  (precepts  of 
men),  against  the  word  of  the  Lord  upon  this  Celestial  law 
question,  as  is  contained  in  the  above  mentioned  revelations, 
the  Word  of  God  to  the  children  of  Adam  upon  this  earth;  God 
Himself  must  take  a  hand  in  this  great  redemption  work. 

THE  ROCK  OF  FOUNDATION  OF  ZION'S  REDEMPTION. 
It  is  plainly  to  be  seen  why  it  becomes  absolutely  neces- 
sary in  order  that  this  Celestial  law  and  other  Celestial  laws 
be  restored  and  made  honorable  laws  of  this  land,  and  of  the 
Latter-day  Saint  Church,  for  these  Celestial  laws  are  the 
foundation  premise  upon  which  the  redemption  of  Zion  is 
dependent,  for  there  is  no  redemption  for  Zion  in  any  other 
way.  Doc.  &  Cov.  105:1-6,  Isaiah  4:  (which  laws  the  Lord 
says,  will  be  established  and  made  honorable,  Isaiah  4:  42:21.) 


—  165— 

Therefore  it  is  imperative,  that  the  Lord  God  send  the  "One 
Mighty  and  Strong"  spoken  of  and  desricbed  in  the  85th 
Section  of  the  Doctrine  and  Covenants;  Isaiah  28:2,  15-18,  21, 
and  elsewhere  in  Holy  writ,  to  set  in  order  His  Church  and  to 
attend  to  this  great  and  mighty  redemption  work,  for  and  in 
behalf  of  the  House  of  Israel,  in  these  the  last  days,  in  order 
that  the  Lord  may  come  and  own  and  dwell  with  His  people, 
III  Nephi  21 :25;  20:22;  Isaiah  4:  Doc.  &  Cov.  84:2-5,. 

"Whosoever  transgretheth  and  abideth  not  in  the  Dotcrine 
of  Christ,  hath  not  God.  He  that  abideth  in  the  Dotrcine  of 
Christ,  he  hath  both  the  Father  and  the  Son,  2nd  John,  Verse  9. 

Now  I  need  not  rehearse  the  matter;  what  I  have  said  may 
suffice.  Behold,  the  scriptures  are  before  you;  if  ye  will 
wrest  them,  it  shall  be  to  your  own  destruction.  (Alma  13:20), 
If  you  are  hungry  for  "THUS  SAITH  THE  LORD"  you  can 
feast  yourselves,  otherwise,  you  will  not  feast  yourselves,  but 
perhaps  you  may  become  angry  and  hateful,  be  that  as  it  may. 

Yours  in  the  cause  of  truth, 

Very  respectfully, 
JOHN  T.  CLARK. 


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Page     19,  line  11.  Should  read  3  N.  20:21: 

Page     29,  line  11.  Strone,  should  read,  Strong. 

Page     42,  line  6.  to,  should  read,  is. 

Page     43,  line  12.  he,  should  read,  ye. 

Page     53,  line  18.  12,  should  read,  1,  2. 

Page     68,  line  34.  7th,  should  read,  8th. 

Page     75,  line  6.  is,  should  read,  are. 

Page     89,  line  27.  wohm,  should  read,  whom. 

Page     92,  line  4.  and,  to  be  cancelled. 

Page     92,  line  12.  stronge,  should  read,  Strong. 

Page     98,  line  3.  foundation,  should  read,  fountain. 

Page  102,  line  33.  Yet,  should  read,  Ye. 

Page  104,  line  2.  Books,  should  read,  Book. 

Page  116,  line  9.  10-8,  should  read,  10-18. 

Page  120,  line  35.  Transpose  for  line  36. 

Page  122,  line  21.  with,  should  read,  him. 

Page  126,  line  25.  After  Lord,  insert,  is  like. 

Page  131,  line  19.  Hyrum  M.,  should  read,  Hyrum  G. 

Page  131,  line  30.  of,  should  read,  or. 

Page  132,  line  15.  thy,  should  read,  my. 

Page  134,  line  4.  Paul  hanged.should  read,  Paul  beheaded. 

Page  140,  line  25.  us,  should  read,  up. 

Page  141,  line  2.  beautiful,  should  read,  beautifully. 

Page  141,  line  4.  protographic,  should  read,  photographic. 

Page  141,  line  35.  protographic,  should  read,  photographic. 

Page  160,  line  27.  Transpose  for  line  28. 

164,  line  30.  of,  to  be  cancelled. 


